Celebrating ingenuity, invention and imagination on a grand scale, "Modern Marvels" tells the amazing stories of the doers, dreamers and sometime-schemers who create everyday items, technological advancements and man-made wonders. From the Statue of Liberty to distilled spirits, and canals to bridges, no subject seems out of reach. Science, technology, electronics, mechanics, engineering, architecture, industry, mass production, manufacturing, and agriculture are just some of the many topics that have been covered during the long-running series.
s11e01Guns Of The Russian Military2004-01-1702:00⌄
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2004-01-17 ·
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s11e02The F-152004-01-1802:00⌄
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2004-01-18 ·
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s11e03Submarines2004-01-2302:00⌄
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2004-01-23 ·
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s11e04Pacific Coast Highway2004-02-0502:00⌄
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2004-02-05 ·
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s11e05Gangster Guns2004-02-1302:00⌄
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2004-02-13 ·
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s11e07Racetrack Tech2004-02-1902:00⌄
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2004-02-19 ·
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s11e08Oil Fire Fighting2004-03-0402:00⌄
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2004-03-04 ·
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s11e09Command Central2004-03-1802:00⌄
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2004-03-18 ·
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s11e10Front Line Reporting2004-03-2002:00⌄
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2004-03-20 ·
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s11e11Nature's Engineers2004-04-0102:00⌄
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2004-04-01 ·
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s11e12Bible Tech2004-04-0801:00⌄
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2004-04-08 ·
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s11e13The Power Grid2004-04-1501:00⌄
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2004-04-15 ·
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s11e14Bathroom Tech (1)2004-04-2201:00⌄
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2004-04-22 ·
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s11e15Engineering Disasters (6)2004-04-2901:00⌄
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Engineering Disasters (6)
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2004-04-29 ·
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A look at some of history's most notorious engineering failures. Included are the USMC's Harrier Attack jet, the Piper Alpha North Sea oil platform fire, the collapse of the Pleasants Power Station cooling tower in West Virginia, and the derailment of high speed train in Germany. Also include is a look at the various close calls that almost led to nuclear war.
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s11e16F-18 Hornet2004-05-0101:00⌄
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2004-05-01 ·
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s11e17Hydraulics2004-05-1301:00⌄
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2004-05-13 ·
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s11e19Plane Crashes2004-05-2701:00⌄
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2004-05-27 ·
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s11e20D-Day Tech2004-06-0401:00⌄
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2004-06-04 ·
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s11e21A-10 Tankbuster2004-06-0801:00⌄
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2004-06-08 ·
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s11e22Rubber2004-06-1001:00⌄
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2004-06-10 ·
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s11e23City Water2004-06-1601:00⌄
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2004-06-16 ·
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s11e24Greatest Movie Gadgets2004-06-1801:00⌄
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2004-06-18 ·
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s11e25Robots2004-07-0701:00⌄
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2004-07-07 ·
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s11e26Nuclear Technology2004-07-0901:00⌄
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2004-07-09 ·
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s11e27Distilleries2004-07-1501:00⌄
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2004-07-15 ·
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s11e28Apollo 112004-07-2201:00⌄
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2004-07-22 ·
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s11e29World War I Tech2004-07-2901:00⌄
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2004-07-29 ·
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s11e30Oil Tankers2004-08-0501:00⌄
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2004-08-05 ·
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s11e31Engineering Disasters (7)2004-08-1201:00⌄
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2004-08-12 ·
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Featured disasters include the Northridge Earthquake of 1994, the Baldwin Hills Dam collapses, the Electra airliner, the Sunshine Skyway Bridge collapse, and the underground mine fire burning in Centralia, PA.
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s11e32Athens Subway2004-08-1901:00⌄
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2004-08-19 ·
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s11e33Extreme Aircraft (1)2004-08-2601:00⌄
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2004-08-26 ·
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s11e34George Washington Bridge2004-09-0201:00⌄
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2004-09-02 ·
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s11e35Building A Skyscraper (1): The Skeleton2004-09-0701:00⌄
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2004-09-07 ·
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s11e36Building A Skyscraper (2): The Exterior2004-09-0701:00⌄
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2004-09-07 ·
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s11e37Building A Skyscraper (3): The Human Environment2004-09-0801:00⌄
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2004-09-08 ·
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s11e38Building A Skyscraper (4): The Arteries2004-09-0801:00⌄
Explosions of AP (a component in rocket fuel) at a PepCom AP plant in Henderson, Nevada. A section of the Mianus River bridge, a pin-and-hanger-bridge on Interstate 95 in Connecticut, collapsed dropping 4 vehicles into the river below. Ocean Ranger semi-submersible oil rig capsizes and sinks off the coast of Newfoundland killing all aboard. 1889 Johnstown Flood, killed 2,209 people, wiped the town off the map and was the worst 19th Century disaster in American history. Golfer Payne Stewart's private jet goes down for reasons still unknown.
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s11e49Harvesting2004-10-0701:00⌄
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2004-10-07 ·
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s11e50Engineering Disasters (9)2004-10-1301:00⌄
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Engineering Disasters (9)
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2004-10-13 ·
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Deadliest grain elevator explosion in the US caused by dust. A portion of the Schoharie Creek Bridge collapses with trucks & cars plunging into the river, due to erosion of the foundation by the river. The freighter Bright Field looses power heading into its New Orleans' port on the Mississippi River and crashes into the Riverwalk wharf. British R-101 airship disaster in 1930, resulted in 48 deaths and the ending of the British airship program. Sports arena roof failures. 1979 Rosemount Horizon arena's roof collapses during construction due to the construction crew ...
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s11e51Guns Of The Civil War2004-10-1601:00⌄
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2004-10-16 ·
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s11e52Engineering Disasters (10)2004-10-2001:00⌄
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2004-10-20 ·
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Disiasters discussed: Hutchinson, KS gas explosions, Tanker, Puerto Rican, explosion, Tropicana Casino garage collapse, the White Sea Canal project and the Bhopal chemical plant disaster.
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s11e53Presidential Movers2004-10-2101:00⌄
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2004-10-21 ·
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s11e54Gas Tech2004-10-2101:00⌄
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2004-10-21 ·
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s11e55Engineering Disasters (11)2004-10-2701:00⌄
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2004-10-27 ·
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Disasters profiled are a liquid natural gas explosion in Cleveland, the collapse of the Kansas City Hyatt walkway, flooding of the Yangtze River in 1931, as well as sinkholes caused by sewer collapses in San Francisco and Atlanta. Also features the impacts of asbestos on the modern world.
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s11e56The World's Longest Bridge2004-10-2801:00⌄
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2004-10-28 ·
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s11e58M1 Abrams Supertank!2004-10-3001:00⌄
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2004-10-30 ·
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s11e59Engineering Disasters (12)2004-11-1002:00⌄
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2004-11-10 ·
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Featured disasters and mishaps include the malfunctioning baggage carousel at the Denver International Airport, the Texas A&M bonfire, the M-4 Sherman tank, the 1993 Milwaukee Water Treatment disaster, and the collapse of the Skyline Plaza.
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s11e60Surveillance Tech2004-11-1102:00⌄
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2004-11-11 ·
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s11e61Engineering Disasters (13)2004-11-1702:00⌄
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2004-11-17 ·
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Engineering disasters profiled in this episode include flaws in the Patriot Missle system, the Cocoanut Grove night club fire, a failed building demolition, the collapse of World Trade Center Building 7, and a toxic waste dump in Love Canal, NY.
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s11e62Sub Disasters2004-11-1802:00⌄
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2004-11-18 ·
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s11e63Engineering Disasters (14)2004-11-2402:00⌄
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Engineering Disasters (14)
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2004-11-24 ·
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Profiled are disasters involving a freeway ramp collapse, a fighter plane crash, a subway tunnel cave in, an explosion on an oil tanker, and a flash flood of molasses.
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s11e64Movie Theaters2004-11-2502:00⌄
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2004-11-25 ·
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s11e65Washington Monument2004-12-0202:00⌄
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Washington Monument
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2004-12-02 ·
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s11e66Engineering Disasters (15)2004-12-0902:00⌄
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2004-12-09 ·
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Engineering disasters profiled include a flood in Chicago, tunnel fires in the Alpine, a riverboat explosion, a building collapse, and a plane crash.
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s11e67Snackfood Tech (1)2004-12-1702:00⌄
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2004-12-17 ·
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s11e68Commercial Fishing2004-12-2202:00⌄
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2004-12-22 ·
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s11e69Dangerous Cargo (2)2004-12-2202:00⌄
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2004-12-22 ·
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s11e70Ancient Discoveries (1)2004-12-2302:00⌄
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2004-12-23 ·
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s11e71Ancient Discoveries (2)2004-12-2302:00⌄
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2004-12-23 ·
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s11e72Ancient Discoveries (3)2004-12-2302:00⌄
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2004-12-23 ·
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s11e73Engineering Disasters (16)2004-12-2402:00⌄
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2004-12-24 ·
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Engineering Disasters: Gasoline explosion in a sewer pipe in Guadalajara, Mexico; Cargo door flies off of a 1974 flight over Paris resulting in over 300 deaths; The bursting of two mining damns in 1985 Italy, sees the town of Stava almost wiped off the face of the Earth; New London, Texas school explosion caused by natural gas, resulting in the death of 319 students & teachers; 1967 grounding of the Torrey Canyon tanker off the coast of England and the worlds' introduction to supertanker oil spills and problems with autopilot technology.
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s11e74Doomsday Tech (1)2004-12-2902:00⌄
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2004-12-29 ·
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s11e75Doomsday Tech (2)2004-12-2902:00⌄
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2004-12-29 ·
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s11e47Guns of Israel2006-08-0401:00⌄
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2006-08-04 ·
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s11e76The Computer2012-02-0702:00⌄
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2012-02-07 ·
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