Documentary. Title from container. Programs previously shown on the History Channels.
Contents:
(50 min.). Mayan Doomsday prophecy / produced by Match Frame Post ; executive producer for History, Dolores Gavin ; (50 min.) ; Mayan Doomsday prophecy / produced by Match Frame Post ; executive producer for History, Dolores Gavin ; (50 min.). (50 min.). More Doomsday tech / produced by Actuality Productions ; executive producer for History, Beth Dietrich Segarra ; (50 min.) ; More Doomsday tech / produced by Actuality Productions ; executive producer for History, Beth Dietrich Segarra ; (50 min.).
Summary:
Disc 1: Doomsday 2012: the End of Days: Doomsday is foretold in the Mayan calendar, the Chinese oracle of the I Ching and an Internet-based prophetic softward program. December 21, 20012 will be the End of Days. Mayan doomsday prophecy: The Maya were legendary astronomers and timekeepers. Thier calendar is more accurate than our own. They tracked stars and planets and assigned great meaning to astronomical phenomena and made the 2012 doomsday prophecy prediction. Disc 2: Doomsday tech: Doomsday threats range from very real to controversial to futuristic. Despite the Cold War's end, we live under the shadow of nuclear weapons, arms races, and accidental launches. More doomsday tech: Examines more threats, both natural and manmade, that may endanger civilization. From the far reaches of space to tiny viruses, bioterrorism and cyberterrorism, doomsday sources are many.
Series:
HISTORY CHANNEL
OCLC:
(OCoLC)301358480
Locations:
GKPC851 -- Huxley Public Library (Huxley)
GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)
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