Titanic

The First Officer ordered the ship to turn and the engines to reverse, but the Titanic was too large to maneuver in time. The iceberg grazed the ship's starboard side, buckling hull plates and popping rivets below the waterline. Five of her watertight compartments began to flood; the ship was designed to survive only four. Tragedy and Heroism

From James Cameron’s 1997 blockbuster film to countless books and exhibits, the ship represents the fragility of human technology.

When we hear the single word "Titanic," the mind rarely conjures just the image of a ship. Instead, we see a frozen moment in time: a grand staircase flooding with icy water, a band playing courageously on a sloping deck, and a stern lifting high into a starry night sky before snapping in two.