Modern Marvels
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off- Missile Submarines DVD
- Go on patrol onboard one of the most sophisticated and deadly ships ever built a nuclear-powered and armed "boomer." [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels 60s Tech DVD
- Color TV! Computers the size of Mac® trucks! Lava lamps! Return to the heady days of the Space Age with this affectionate look at the advances that convinced us the "future is NOW!" For over a decade, MODERN MARVELS has brought grand stories to life. The ultimate celebration and… [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels Acid DVD
- Check your pH and dive into this sizzling exploration of the caustic chemicals found in nearly every facet of modern life. For over a decade, MODERN MARVELS® has brought grand stories to life. The ultimate celebration and investigation of engineering excellence. Discover how we use acids in [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels American Trucking DVD
- America would come to a standstill without trucks. Trucks transport a staggering 70 percent of all the nation’s goods. MODERN MARVELS: AMERICAN TRUCKING explores the amazingly diverse world of American trucks and the colorful men and women who drive them. Join country superstar Brad Paisley… [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels Apollo 11 DVD
- See and experience the historic flight through the eyes of the astronauts, mission controllers, engineers, and designers who made it happen. NASA insiders and the astronauts themselves reveal what it was like in the capsule and command center. See the historic footage of man's first moon… [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels Axes DVD
- This keen episode surveys the cutting edge technology of the deceptively simple, highly effective tool and weapon used by cavemen and modern-day Special Forces alike. The ultimate celebration and investigation of engineering excellence. MODERN MARVELS has an axe to grind... and that's a… [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels Bathroom Tech DVD
- From ancient India to self-cleaning "comfort stations," MODERN MARVELS reveals the secrets of the room no home can do without. Visit the Kohler factory to see how a sink gets its start. The inside stories of everything from toothbrushes to toilets. Everything you ever wanted to know about the [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels Bathroom Tech II DVD
- It's another installment of our popular lavatory exposé! Take a seat, relax, and let the latest restroom innovations wash over you. For over a decade, MODERN MARVELS has brought grand stories to life. The ultimate celebration and investigation of engineering excellence. View. Rinse. Repeat [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels Beans DVD
- Beans, beans the ubiquitous legume. MODERN MARVELS opens the pod to explore our most abundant and versatile bean...the soybean. Follow the soybean from field to refinery with CHS, Inc. as they convert billions of soybeans into vegetable oils, flour, and soy meal. These products, in turn,… [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels Big & Small DVD
- Size does matter. On Big and Small, we size up the biggest of machines, and their smallest counterparts. We go to France to find out what goes into assembling the world's largest jetliner, the Airbus A380. Then, we fly with microjet pilots in the world's smallest jets. We hold a race… [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels Breakfast Tech DVD
- Start your day off right with this healthy serving of info on the latest food-production technology. Mmmm, knowledge, yummy! For over a decade, MODERN MARVELS has brought grand stories to life. The ultimate celebration and investigation of engineering excellence. Breakfast is the most importan [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels Breaking Point DVD
- We're ready to examine points of failure in ultra slow motion. We'll crash cars and trucks at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety to find their breaking points, and to find the breaking points of the crash dummies inside. At Underwriter's Laboratories we'll fire rounds at bullet… [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels Built To Last DVD
- In order to defy the test of time, man has stuffed, sealed, canned, buried, compacted and fortified his most important items. BUILT TO LAST enters the amazing and ingenious ultra-sturdy shelters, machines, containers, materials and packaging designed to deny the ruination of society. The… [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels Canning DVD
- It's the unsung essential of modern life. Canning is the method of a preserving and packaging food, without which civilization would never have ventured beyond the local food supply. [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel DVD
- Get an insider's tour of the 17-mile complex hailed as one of the seven engineering wonders of the modern world. [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels Chocolate DVD
- The science behind the sublime. Here are all the technical glories of the ultimate treat wrapped up in a sweet package. For over a decade, MODERN MARVELS has brought grand stories to life. The ultimate celebration and investigation of engineering excellence. Chocolate is everybody's favorite d [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels Christmas Tech DVD
- Tech the Halls! Celebrate the latest and greatest advances that bring out the very best in our beloved yuletide traditions. The ultimate celebration and investigation of engineering excellence. For over a decade, MODERN MARVELS has brought grand stories to life. From candles in a tree and wood [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels Chrome DVD
- It’s Chrome, in all its shining glory, starting with a 30-foot-long chrome hot rod. At 4 State Trucks in Missouri, the Chrome Shop Mafia adds some truckers' "bling" to a big rig as viewers tour its 35,000 square-foot treasure trove of chrome. At Arlington Plating Company in Illinois,… [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels Codes DVD
- Traces the development of codes from hieroglyphs and other ancient efforts to cyberspace and beyond. [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels Coin Operated II DVD
- They're a dime a dozen! Tens of millions of them all over the world... Soda and snack machines, parking meters and payphones, video games and vending machines... They're everywhere we look. And they all use coins--but for how long? Examine the historic one-armed bandits and the 21st century,… [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels Corpse Tech DVD
- Our final resting place is a lot busier than you think! Check out the unexpected life our bodies lead after we're done with them. Waste not, want not: explore the many incredible uses of human corpses. The ultimate celebration and investigation of engineering excellence. For over a decade, M [ 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 Cowboy Tech DVD
- From old-time shoot-outs to a 21st century round-up, see how this iconic occupation has changed with the times. Get the scoop on the trademark boots, hats and saddles. See how modern cowboys deploy an arsenal of decidedly up-to-date tools. Ride the range and explode out of the chute with modern [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels Crashes DVD
- Exploring collisions subatomic to astronomic and everything in between, this eye-opening episode will definitely have an impact! [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels D-Day Tech DVD
- The history altering success of the D-Day invasion depended on innovative engineering and technological advances. D-Day Tech is the story of those scientific and mechanical breakthroughs. [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels Dams DVD
- They block the force of a river, produce enough electricity to power cities, move water over hundreds of miles and irrigate fertile valleys. [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels Deep Freeze DVD
- Baby, it's cold inside! Explore the cutting edge of chilling out in this frigid look at the low end of the thermometer. For over a decade, MODERN MARVELS has brought grand stories to life. The ultimate celebration and investigation of engineering excellence. Brrrrr! Bundle up for this hour- [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels Deliver It DVD
- Got something strange to deliver? We'll head down the highway carrying gigantic wind turbine blades. We'll see how UPS got China's invaluable terra cotta warriors to a Los Angeles art museum. We'll deliver luxury yachts aboard a submersible carrier ship. And we'll ride to the track with… [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels Doors DVD
- Modern Marvels explores the ways we enter and exit. We'll take a look at the tallest doors in the world at the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center. We'll visit a company that makes blast doors and bulletproof doors. We'll learn about the surprisingly complex process involved… [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels Dredging DVD
- They dig, scoop, suck, and spew an ocean of silt and sediment. Dredgers are the mechanical beasts that fuel the world's economic engine by clearing and deepening ports for mega-container ships. [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels Drivers Seat DVD
- Get behind the wheel and take control of the some of the largest, fastest, most powerful machines on the planet. These aren’t your average vehicles – and handling one of these rides is unlike anything else. But you need more than just a learner’s permit to take control of these vehicles…you… [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels Engineering Disasters 11 DVD
- Watch as a San Francisco mansion is swallowed by a sinkhole and explore the human causes of one of China's deadliest "natural" disasters. Scientists detail the impact of the invisible killer that was once a staple of the construction industry. See photos of the aftermath of floods that… [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels Engineering Disasters 12 DVD
- The Texas A&M bonfire disaster and Denver's infamous airport luggage system are among the subjects featured in this illuminating hour. Experts examine the impact of high-profile disasters. Computer graphics, location footage and expert analysis reveal what went wrong. Learn of the fatal design [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels Engineering Disasters 14 DVD
- A flash flood of molasses and a subway cave-in are among the events featured in this episode. [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels Engineering Disasters 15 DVD
- Examine the Mississippi River disaster that was once the worst in maritime history. The popular MODERN MARVELS series analyzes spectacular failures and overlooked accidents. Computer graphics, location footage and expert analysis reveal what went wrong. Features commentary from NTSB investigat [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels Engineering Disasters 16 DVD
- Get the inside story behind Mexico's exploding streets, one of the first major oil spills, and an Italian mining disaster. MODERN MARVELS analyzes spectacular failures and overlooked accidents. Computer graphics, location footage and expert analysis reveal what went wrong. Hear from government [ 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- Modern Marvels Engineering Disasters 7 DVD
- Four engineering disasters are about to reveal their darkest secrets. [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels Engineering Disasters 9 DVD
- Once more, MODERN MARVELS turns its eye on the dark side of technological achievement. See extraordinary footage of the events and their aftermaths. Experts examine the impact of high-profile disasters. Hear from engineers and other experts. [ read more ]
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off- Modern Marvels Fast food Tech DVD
- Welcome to THE HISTORY CHANNEL® drive-thru, may we take your order? Coming right up: one fact-filled DVD on the culinary and technological innovations of quick-service restaurants! For over a decade, MODERN MARVELS has brought grand stories to life. The ultimate celebration and… [ read more ]
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