Steam power and the Industrial Revolution led us into our modern age. Now, our society relies on electricity to power our lives. We built skyscrapers and invented the elevator and escalator to help navigate the height of these structures. We have built up, around, and underneath natural barriers, even reclaiming land from the sea in the Netherlands with a series of dams and flood control.

Originally released by New Dimension Media, 2013. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on April 16, 2021.