Reconstructing the World's First Submarine | Building The Impossible | BBC Earth Science
150The world's first submarine was allegedly made in 1620, almost entirely of wood and travelled 7 miles along a river underwater. Whilst science has advanced since then, many of the basic principles have remained the same; but that doesn't mean that recreating it is easy!
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Taken from 'Building The Impossible' (2002).
From the tombs of ancient Egypt to the first submarine, history is littered with brilliant and bizarre design concepts. Building the Impossible challenges a team of experts to recreate mythological ideas and ancient inventions - and make them work. Dr Caroline Baillie (a materials scientist) and Professor Chris Wise (a structural engineer) have to use any available information, be it a single sketch, a historical account or archeological discoveries, to help them. At the end of each film it's the moment of truth. Will it work or has it proved truly impossible!
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