Modern Marvels
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off- Modern Marvels Measure It DVD
- How do you weigh a whale? We go to Shamu's Tank at Sea World to find out. How does your speedometer work? Off to GM's test track for the answer. We'll look at the five most common areas of measurement in our everyday lives: distance, time, speed, weight,and temperature. We visit the National… [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels Packaging DVD
- It’s all around us – so much a part of our lives that we forget it’s there. But try to survive a single day without packaging. This episode of Modern Marvels reveals the astounding technology and ingenuity required to create our packaged world. At a Michigan company that designs water… [ read more ]
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- MODERN MARVELS® ventures from the AC-DC battles of Tesla and Edison to modern nuclear plants. [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels Fertilizer DVD
- One man's dung is another man's gold. Get all the dirty details on the least glamorous - but most critical - ingredient in agriculture. For over a decade, MODERN MARVELS® has brought grand stories to life. The ultimate celebration and investigation of engineering excellence. Manure, dung, [ read more ]
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- Modern Marvels: Wood DVD
- Hundreds of years before steel and plastic, wood was the building block of America. But even today, it touches every aspect of our lives. It's underneath our feet and flying through the sky, propping up skyscrapers and making burgers fry -- from the historical, to the modern, to the… [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels Horsepower DVD
- Ride in the quickest cars on the planet and watch the world's most powerful diesel engine at work. The ultimate celebration and investigation of engineering excellence. Get an up close look at some of the world's most sophisticated engines. For over a decade, MODERN MARVELS has brought grand st [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels Freight Trains DVD
- The golden age of railroading may be behind us, but the freight train remains the backbone the American economy. For over a decade, MODERN MARVELS has brought grand stories to life. The ultimate celebration and investigation of engineering excellence. Watch operations at the Union Pacific's mas [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels Wiring America DVD
- See how the cables that crossed the nation transformed a continent, and peer into the future of connectivity. The ultimate celebration and investigation of engineering excellence. Go on the lines with utility workmen and meet the scientists who are designing the next generation of power… [ read more ]
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off- Prisons DVD
- From ancient lockups to legendary facilities like Alcatraz and Marion, this is a comprehensive tour through the history of prisons. [ read more ]
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off- The Mackinac Bridge DVD
- For decades the world's longest suspension bridge, the ''Mighty Mac'' spans the 4-mile strait between Lakes Huron and Michigan. [ read more ]
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off- Custom Cars DVD
- Visit legendary California custom shops and see how everyday vehicles are transformed into rolling works of art. The ultimate celebration and investigation of engineering excellence. Go under the hood and down the road with some of the most unusual cars ever built. For over a decade, MODERN MAR [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels Cotton DVD
- Go beyond the "dirt to shirt" tale of textiles to see the myriad places cotton turns up in this illuminating hour. The complete story of cotton, from ancient India to today's technologies. For over a decade, MODERN MARVELS has brought grand stories to life. The ultimate celebration and investi [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels More Candy DVD
- Candy is America’s sweetest guilty pleasure – so appealing that we spend $25 billion annually to experience it. MODERN MARVELS: MORE CANDY journeys across the country to show that behind every delicious bite is a fascinating story of imagination and innovation. Fourth-generation candy makers… [ read more ]
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off- The Telephone DVD
- Essential to modern life, used daily by almost everyone in the developed world, this technological wonder has an amazing history and an even more incredible future. The founder of Ericcson, the mobile phone giant, invented the modern, one-piece telephone handset in 1885. A competing… [ read more ]
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off- Forensic Science DVD
- From fingerprints and ballistics to profiling and DNA evidence, see how technology has transformed the art of crime-solving. [ read more ]
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off- Drilling DVD
- Engineers attempt to drill the world's deepest hole and roughnecks work rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. Go on the job as roughnecks attempt to dig the deepest hole in history. For over a decade, MODERN MARVELS has brought grand stories to life. The ultimate celebration and investigation of enginee [ read more ]
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off- Police Pursuit DVD
- From "go fast" boats to the latest highway cruisers, see how the police keep the bad guys from getting away. [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels The Horse DVD
- Celebrate the animal that helped man change the world—the horse. Take a look behind-the-scenes at the thoroughbred racing industry in Lexington, Kentucky. Visit state-of-the-art veterinary clinics and breeding farms that provide everything from arthroscopic surgery to "bachelor-padded"… [ read more ]
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off- Stokin The Fire What Makes Trains Go DVD
- Pullman porters and the Crescent Limited, the Tom Thumb and the Big Boy, building a nation and growing with it this is the thrilling story of railroads in America. [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels Plumbing The Arteries of Civilization
- Each day, billions of gallons of water flow through cities into homes and back out again in a confusing mess of pipes, pumps, and fixtures. The history of plumbing is a tale crucial to our survival--supplying ourselves with fresh water and disposing of human waste. From ancient solutions to… [ read more ]
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off- Route 66 DVD
- Cross the West on the road that stands alongside the Pony Express as one of the nation's most famous. Travel its remaining stretches. Explore the legend and the lore of the old highway from Chicago to Los Angeles. See rare photos and footage of its construction. [ read more ]
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off- Extreme Aircraft DVD
- Pierce the skies at seven times the speed of sound in the fastest jet ever flown. [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels Gasoline DVD
- Go beyond the pump for an all-encompassing look at the world's most important fossil fuel. [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels Engineering Disasters 22 DVD
- They are catastrophic failures with deadly consequences. Caused by a single spark or a massive collapse, these disasters reveal one thing – the danger inherent in our most common industries. [ read more ]
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off- More Earthmovers DVD
- From shovels to backhoes, we dig up the history of the devices that literally change the face of the planet. [ read more ]
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off- The Worlds Biggest Machines DVD
- Get an up-close look at NASA's crawler-transporters, the world's largest cruise ship and a fusion factory. [ read more ]
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off- Grand Coulee Dam DVD
- Its monumental size created massive problems-obstacles that many engineers said couldn't be overcome. [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels Helicopters DVD
- Ride the most exciting helicopters found in the sky. In Alabama we fly with the Apache Longbow, the deadliest helicopter in world, and learn how to fly the Blackhawk, one of the most sophisticated and versatile helicopters in world. Then we'll climb aboard a Coast Guard helicopter as a… [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels Made in the U.S.A. DVD
- Since the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, the United States has stamped, carved, cut, built and assembled its way into becoming the super power of product production. However, in the last twenty years, the "Made in America" tag began to fade, as the manufacturing landscape of industry… [ read more ]
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off- Tea DVD
- A spot of knowledge, anyone? The latest absorbing, comprehensive documentary from this celebrated series is brimming with information on the leaf that shook the world. For over a decade, MODERN MARVELS has brought grand stories to life. The ultimate celebration and investigation of… [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels Harvesting DVD
- Trace the development of the massive machines that have transformed a season's labor into the work of mere hours. A fascinating look at the mega-machines that have remade American agriculture. Head onto the factory floor to see how they are made See why some jobs remain beyond the capabilities [ read more ]
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off- Car Crashes DVD
- See why the roads are twice as safe as 40 years ago, and how plans are afoot to remove the greatest risk of all--human drivers. [ read more ]
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off- The Tool Bench: Power Tools DVD
- From the drawing board to construction sites, this is an in-depth look at the tools that are building the future. [ read more ]
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off- Blowtorch DVD
- We'll visit Bernzomatic, where they manufacture the T7000 instant-on torch at a rate of 1 torch every six seconds. [ read more ]
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off- The Works Garbage DVD
- This all-new show from HISTORY® introduces us to what's amazing about the world around us that we take for granted. This premiere episode gets down and dirty with waste disposal. [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels Hurricanes DVD
- Ride a hurricane chaser plane through the eye of Hurricane Wilma as we examine the devastating power of these storms. For over a decade, MODERN MARVELS has brought grand stories to life. The ultimate celebration and investigation of engineering excellence. See how technology is used to predict [ read more ]
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off- Cape Cod Canal DVD
- Decades before the "Big Dig," another Massachusetts excavation made history. Meet the men and women who keep this vital link operational. See rare photos and footage of its construction. Go on patrol in the canal with the Coast Guard. [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels American Steel, Built to Last DVD
- From the empires of Carnegie and Morgan to its current renaissance, this is a galvanizing look at the history of the industry that is literally America's backbone. [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels Wheat DVD
- It feeds the world. Ride along with a custom harvester traveling from Texas to North Dakota and discover the ripening wheat fields. See how the harvesting crews brave months on the road, cutting thousands of acres each season. Tour a pasta plant to see how a special kind of wheat becomes… [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels The Lumberyard DVD
- From "mining" 50,000 year-old-lumber to the humble 2-by-4, this is the ultimate exploration of all things wood. For over a decade, MODERN MARVELS has brought grand stories to life. The ultimate celebration and investigation of engineering excellence. Plunge beneath the Great Lakes with divers w [ read more ]
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