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Fall of the Leaning Tower
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Program Overview
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NOVA investigates the 800-year battle between the leaning Tower of
Pisa and the engineers struggling to keep it upright.
The program:
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examines how the tip of the 14,000-ton (12,700 metric tons)
medieval tower has come to lean 16 feet (5 meters) off center.
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reveals how engineering experts offered varying solutions to
prevent the tower's collapse.
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describes how the tower reacts to sunlight, rain, and
vibrations.
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reviews the politics surrounding repairing the tower's lean.
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portrays working models that predict what may happen if the
tower is subjected to human interventions like propping and soil
extraction.
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shows how many generations have tried and failed to compensate
for the tower's lean.
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