Modern Marvels
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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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- From the Model T to fully robotic factories, take a 100-year tour of the most important component of modern industrial production. [ read more ]
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- Going far beyond its construction, this is a fascinating look at the massive dam that transformed Egypt. [ read more ]
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off- Axe DVD
- We take a look at specialized axes through the years, from the firefighter's pickhead axe to a 17th century Persian parade axe. [ read more ]
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- Watch an axe-throwing contest, meet a modern swordsmith and see how the Swiss Army Knife is made. [ read more ]
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- Play Ball! This isn't child's play. Get the inside pitch on the multi-billion dollar, high-tech industry at the heart of professional sports and international commerce. 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- Barbarian Battle Tech DVD
- A powerful, advanced military undermined by "primitive" improvised weaponry and tactics. Sound familiar? This revealing DVD reveals how the underdog has fought back for thousands of years. The ultimate celebration and investigation of engineering excellence. For over a decade, MODERN… [ read more ]
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off- Batteries DVD
- You'll get a charge out of this electrifying exploration of the wondrous energy cells that power the world. From space travel to channel-surfing, we would be lost without batteries. For over a decade, MODERN MARVELS has brought grand stories to life. The ultimate celebration and investigation o [ read more ]
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off- Battlefield Engineering DVD
- From Ancient Rome to Desert Storm, see how the military's most overlooked soldiers literally lay the groundwork for battle. [ read more ]
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off- Bedroom Tech DVD
- You'll have no trouble staying awake during this refreshing look at the latest and greatest in sleeping breakthroughs. For over a decade, MODERN MARVELS has brought grand stories to life. The ultimate celebration and investigation of engineering excellence. Don't let the bedbugs bite! This is [ read more ]
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- 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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- THE HISTORY CHANNEL® is baking up a mouthwatering, eye-opening episode devoted to this fundamental foodstuff. For over a decade, MODERN MARVELS has brought grand stories to life. The ultimate celebration and investigation of engineering excellence. So simple yet so versatile, bread is a subl [ read more ]
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off- Bricks DVD
- Modern Marvels: Bricks explores this vast past, highlighting defining moments in brick, such as the Great London Fire of 1666, the zenith years of brick in the New York Hudson River Valley, and brick as an essential building block in infrastructure and industry. [ read more ]
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- From musket balls to "tumblers," see how these deadly projectiles have evolved through the decades. [ 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- Captured Light The Invention of Still Photography DVD
- From the Arabian camera obscura of a thousand years ago to the Daguerrotype and George Eastman's innovations, this is the remarkable story of the birth of photography. [ 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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- Natural beauty and human ingenuity would be nothing without this amazing fundamental building block. For over a decade, MODERN MARVELS has brought grand stories to life. The ultimate celebration and investigation of engineering excellence. Discover how carbon’s exquisite simplicity makes it vit [ read more ]
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off- Casino Technology DVD
- Place your bets and join us for an exciting spin through the history of the casino. [ read more ]
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- Whether your tastes run to the reliable yellow squares or the funky, moldy stuff, this well-cultured episode illuminates the amazingly varied world of this universal delicacy. For over a decade, MODERN MARVELS has brought grand stories to life. Enjoy this comprehensive sampler of what… [ read more ]
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- Will it be the concrete key to a new China, or a disaster of epic proportions? [ read more ]
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off- Civil War Tech DVD
- See how much of today's weaponry can trace its origins to the War Between the States. Military historians and experts detail the advances that made Civil War weaponry so deadly. Visit private collections and important museums for an up-close look at surviving examples. [ read more ]
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- See how 21st century warriors prepare for the battles of tomorrow. [ read more ]
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off- Command Central DVD
- Go inside the Middle East post from which planners and commanders coordinated the war in Iraq. A sweeping survey of battlefield management through the millennia. Visit ''Centcom'' in Doha, Qatar, where US military brass oversaw the Gulf War. Examine the technology which makes modern military o [ read more ]
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- Storage takes center stage as MODERN MARVELS cracks open six-packs and visits the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. For over a decade, MODERN MARVELS has brought grand stories to life. The ultimate celebration and investigation of engineering excellence. Visit one of the vast salt domes which house [ read more ]
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- Visit the government laboratory where they search for evidence of the nerve agent VX. [ read more ]
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off- Deep Sea Salvage DVD
- It's a deep subject: one of the riskiest pursuits in the world requires cutting-edge technology, exhaustive preparation and nerves of steel. Take the plunge with this breath-taking DVD! Witness underwater salvage and rescue operations of stunning complexity and danger. For over a… [ read more ]
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off- Doomsday Tech 1 DVD
- Doomsday threats range from very real (nuclear arsenals) to controversial (global warming) to futuristic (nanotechnology, cyborgs, and robots). We witness amazing applications in the works, wonder at the limitless promise, and hear warnings of a possible nano-doomsday, with tiny,… [ 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- Edison Tech DVD
- From his famous successes to false starts and failures, examine the inventing career of the "father of the future." Rare footage and photos from his lab show Edison at work. Learn the fascinating stories behind his incredible inventions - and frequent failures. See how today's engineers are sti [ read more ]
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off- Edwards Air Force Base DVD
- Visits to abandoned hangars and interviews with former test pilots illuminate the colorful past of this desert base. [ read more ]
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off- Engineering Disasters 10 DVD
- A Stalin-era Soviet blunder and the Bhopal disaster highlight this look at engineering gone awry. [ read more ]
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- See why Patriot missiles failed during Desert Storm and visit the site of Love Canal. [ read more ]
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- Once again, MODERN MARVELS explores the cost--and important legacy--of engineering errors writ large. For over a decade, MODERN MARVELS has brought grand stories to life. The ultimate celebration and investigation of engineering excellence. Probe the fate of California's strange, inland Salton [ read more ]
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off- Engineering Disasters 19 DVD
- We take a "close look" at microscopic structures causing gigantic problems in the electronics industry--tin whiskers, as they are known by researchers, which spontaneously grow from the pure tin coatings on electronic boards and microchips. [ read more ]
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- Disaster can strike at any moment, but some could have been prevented. Experts analyze what went wrong when a steam pipe exploded in Midtown New York, when a Chinook helicopter crashed on the Autobahn, and when a freeway overpass collapsed in Oakland. Travel around the world with MODERN… [ read more ]
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- Sinking bridges, deadly fires and sickening collapses serve as lessons to generations of engineers to create a safer future. [ read more ]
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- Shoddy workmanship, bad planning and poor research combine in these tales of technological woe. Includes a feature on the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Extraordinary footage captures the aftermaths of deadly disasters. The fascinating stories behind disappearing oil rigs, dam collapses and more.[ read more ]
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- A Connecticut bridge collapse, a famous flood and the death of a golfer highlight the latest episode of the popular MODERN MARVELS sub-series. [ read more ]
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off- Engines DVD
- This fast-moving survey examines everything from the steamers of the Industrial Revolution to the many motors in the modern home. [ read more ]
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