Dig into the engineering of the Hoover Dam;a concrete arch-gravity dam on the Colorado River that supplies water to the US southwest. -- In the early 20th century;the US had expanded from coast to coast;but many cities in the southwest still lacked reliable water sources. The Colorado River's erratic flow and frequent floods made it unreliable for agriculture;and the region’s growing cities needed more energy. So the government decided to build a massive hydroelectric dam. Alex Gendler details the creation of the Hoover Dam. Lesson by Alex Gendler;directed by Jovan Rakic;Artrake Studio. Support Our Non-Profit Mission ---------------------------------------------- Support us on Patreon: http://bit.ly/TEDEdPatreon Check out our merch: http://bit.ly/TEDEDShop ---------------------------------------------- Connect With Us ---------------------------------------------- Sign up for our newsletter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter Follow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/TEDEdFacebook Find us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdTwitter Peep us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/TEDEdInstagram ---------------------------------------------- Keep Learning ---------------------------------------------- View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/blood-concrete-and-dynamite-building-the-hoover-dam-alex-gendler Dig deeper with additional resources: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/blood-concrete-and-dynamite-building-the-hoover-dam-alex-gendler#digdeeper Animator's website: https://www.artrake.com ---------------------------------------------- Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Aravind Battaje;Steven Razey;Nathan Giusti;Helen Lee;Anthony Arcis Benedict;Karthik Balsubramanian;John Hong;Annastasshia Ames;Sean;Amy Lopez;Vinh-Thuy Nguyen;Liz Candee;Ugur Doga Sezgin;Anthony Arcis;Karmi Nguyen;John C. Vesey;Yelena Baykova;Harshita Jagdish Sahijwani;Nick Johnson;Carlos H. Costa;Robert Patrick;Jennifer Kurkoski;Ryan B Harvey;Abhishek Bansal;Akinola Emmanuel;Jose Arcadio Valdes Franco;Sebastiaan Vleugels;JY Kang;Abhishek Goel;Heidi Stolt;Christina Salvatore;Karlee Finch;Michael Goldberg;Denise A Pitts;Doug Henry;Keven Webb;Mihai Sandu;Deepak Iyer;Javid Gozalov;Kyanta Yap;Rebecca Reineke;William Biersdorf;Patricia Alves Panagides;Yvette Mocete;Cyrus Garay;Samuel Barbas;Brighteagle;LadyGeek;Curtis Light and Dianne Palomar.;Education;hoover dam;hoover dam construction;hydroelectric dam;arch gravity dam;black canyon;nevada;colorado river;canals;irritation;agriculture;floods;bureau of reclamation;arch dams;great depression;ragtown;ragtown camps;boulder city;high scaler;high scalers hoover dam;hydroelectric power plant;education;history;animation;united states history;engineering;dam engineering;alex gendler;Jovan Rakic;artrake studio;TED;TED-Ed;TED Ed;Teded;Ted Education
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Dig into the engineering of the Hoover Dam;a concrete arch-gravity dam on the Colorado River that supplies water to the US southwest. -- In the early 20th century;the US had expanded from coast to coast;but many cities in the southwest still lacked reliable water sources. The Colorado River's erratic flow and frequent floods made it unreliable for agriculture;and the region’s growing cities needed more energy. So the government decided to build a massive hydroelectric dam. Alex Gendler details the creation of the Hoover Dam. Lesson by Alex Gendler;directed by Jovan Rakic;Artrake Studio. Support Our Non-Profit Mission ---------------------------------------------- Support us on Patreon: http://bit.ly/TEDEdPatreon Check out our merch: http://bit.ly/TEDEDShop ---------------------------------------------- Connect With Us ---------------------------------------------- Sign up for our newsletter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter Follow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/TEDEdFacebook Find us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdTwitter Peep us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/TEDEdInstagram ---------------------------------------------- Keep Learning ---------------------------------------------- View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/blood-concrete-and-dynamite-building-the-hoover-dam-alex-gendler Dig deeper with additional resources: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/blood-concrete-and-dynamite-building-the-hoover-dam-alex-gendler#digdeeper Animator's website: https://www.artrake.com ---------------------------------------------- Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Aravind Battaje;Steven Razey;Nathan Giusti;Helen Lee;Anthony Arcis Benedict;Karthik Balsubramanian;John Hong;Annastasshia Ames;Sean;Amy Lopez;Vinh-Thuy Nguyen;Liz Candee;Ugur Doga Sezgin;Anthony Arcis;Karmi Nguyen;John C. Vesey;Yelena Baykova;Harshita Jagdish Sahijwani;Nick Johnson;Carlos H. Costa;Robert Patrick;Jennifer Kurkoski;Ryan B Harvey;Abhishek Bansal;Akinola Emmanuel;Jose Arcadio Valdes Franco;Sebastiaan Vleugels;JY Kang;Abhishek Goel;Heidi Stolt;Christina Salvatore;Karlee Finch;Michael Goldberg;Denise A Pitts;Doug Henry;Keven Webb;Mihai Sandu;Deepak Iyer;Javid Gozalov;Kyanta Yap;Rebecca Reineke;William Biersdorf;Patricia Alves Panagides;Yvette Mocete;Cyrus Garay;Samuel Barbas;Brighteagle;LadyGeek;Curtis Light and Dianne Palomar.;Education;hoover dam;hoover dam construction;hydroelectric dam;arch gravity dam;black canyon;nevada;colorado river;canals;irritation;agriculture;floods;bureau of reclamation;arch dams;great depression;ragtown;ragtown camps;boulder city;high scaler;high scalers hoover dam;hydroelectric power plant;education;history;animation;united states history;engineering;dam engineering;alex gendler;Jovan Rakic;artrake studio;TED;TED-Ed;TED Ed;Teded;Ted Education