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Glue
S12E01 · Glue

May 17, 2005

The ubiquitous uses of glue are profiled.

F/A-22 Raptor
S12E02 · F/A-22 Raptor

May 19, 2005

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Machines of D-Day
S12E03 · Machines of D-Day

Jun 02, 2005

In June 1944, the greatest machine of World War Two springs into action, made up of thousands of ships and aircraft, tens of thousands of men, and millions of tons of steel and concrete. This is Operation Overlord.

John Hancock Center
S12E04 · John Hancock Center

Jun 07, 2005

The history behind Chicago's John Hancock Center.

Secret Japanese Aircraft of WWII
S12E05 · Secret Japanese Aircraft of WWII

Jun 15, 2005

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Secrets of Soviet Space Disasters
S12E06 · Secrets of Soviet Space Disasters

Jun 30, 2005

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Cowboy Tech
S12E07 · Cowboy Tech

Jul 19, 2005

A look at how the tools of the cowboy trade came to be and how they are made from past to the present. Among the inventions featured are ropes, saddles, horseshoes, branding technology, guns, Also featured are modern innovations like the use cell phones, ATVs, airplanes, and helicopters. Rodeos are also featured.

Sewers
S12E08 · Sewers

Jul 26, 2005

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Lube Job
S12E09 · Lube Job

Aug 09, 2005

The history, development, and current technologies in car maintenance.

Secret Luftwaffe Aircraft of WWII
S12E10 · Secret Luftwaffe Aircraft of WWII

Aug 16, 2005

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B-2 Bomber
S12E11 · B-2 Bomber

Aug 25, 2005

The story of America's B-2 stealth bomber.

Nature Tech: Lightning
S12E12 · Nature Tech: Lightning

Aug 30, 2005

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HMS Victory
S12E13 · HMS Victory

Sep 01, 2005

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Cereal: History in a Bowl
S12E14 · Cereal: History in a Bowl

Sep 13, 2005

The history of one of the worlds most popular breakfast foods: cereal including its humble beginnings to its modern plethora of variety.

Civil War Tech
S12E15 · Civil War Tech

May 24, 2005

A look at the first modern war, the American Civil War and how technology pioneered in the 1860s has helped shaped modern warfare.

World's Longest Bridge
S12E16 · World's Longest Bridge

Oct 26, 2004

To stimulate inter-island commerce Japan has an extensive bridge program to provide safer, more reliable transit across the treacherous waters served by ferries. The Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge is the longest. This program chronicles the construction of the bridge and explains its unique design aspects including; prefabrication, type of concrete, construction techniques and the design of the anchors and main cables.

Secrets of the Acropolis
S12E17 · Secrets of the Acropolis

Apr 09, 2003

Recent archaeology, using regular and modern technology, sheds new light on the Acropolis, the 'citadel' crowning jewel of Ancient Athens, and especially its best-known site, the patron goddess's Parthenon ('virgin') temple. It's actually built over the remnants if older temple site, dwarfing its 'shabby' predecessor. It required staggering costs and efforts, with ingenuity, just getting the marble up from a 'nearby' quarry required an impressive ramp and pulley system. In earthquake-sensitive Greece, that it survived tremors unlike most younger buildings is testimony...

Forensic Science: The Crimefighter's Weapon
S12E18 · Forensic Science: The Crimefighter's Weapon

Sep 27, 1997

From fingerprints and ballistics to profiling and DNA evidence, see how technology has transformed the art of crime-solving.

The M-16
S12E19 · The M-16

Jun 07, 2001

A look at the M-16 assault rifle, including design stages and its use in the Vietnam War.

Las Vegas
S12E20 · Las Vegas

Dec 31, 1993

Rising from a stretch of desert with nothing but remoteness to recommend it, Vegas became a glittering wonderland for dreamers. Modern Marvels takes a look at the forces that made Las Vegas a place unlike any on earth.

Oakland Bay Bridge
S12E21 · Oakland Bay Bridge

Apr 20, 2006

Trace the history of the Bay icon from Gold Rush era dreams to the 21st century.

Battlefield Engineering
S12E22 · Battlefield Engineering

Dec 31, 2005

The history of military's unsung heros, the battlefield engineers.

Transatlantic Cable
S12E23 · Transatlantic Cable

Dec 31, 1992

Cyrus West Field persues his vision of an instant, reliable transcontinental mode of communication in the mid-1800s.

Copper Kings
S12E24 · Copper Kings

Dec 31, 2005

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Guns of the Civil War
S12E25 · Guns of the Civil War

Dec 31, 2006

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High Explosives
S12E26 · High Explosives

Dec 31, 2005

Since the creation of black powder in China centuries ago, explosives have been decisive on the battlefield. Follow their incendiary story from ancient times right up to today's plastic demolitions.

B-25 Bomber
S12E27 · B-25 Bomber

Dec 31, 2005

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Space Shuttle
S12E28 · Space Shuttle

Dec 31, 1993

Considered by many to be the most astounding machine ever built, this reusable spaceship is the apex of flight technology. Explore the issues that led to NASA's decision to create an "airplane" to navigate space.

Statue of Liberty
S12E29 · Statue of Liberty

Dec 31, 1993

It started as an idea at a French dinner party and became the very symbol of the free world. The story of France's gift to the US reveals a 20-year struggle to design and build the world's largest monument--using paper-thin copper sheets.

More Earthmovers
S12E30 · More Earthmovers

Dec 31, 2005

Ride on specialized behemoth dump trucks and delve below sea level to view dredging equipment.

Firefighting!: Extreme Conditions
S12E31 · Firefighting!: Extreme Conditions

Dec 31, 2005

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Panama Canal
S12E32 · Panama Canal

Mar 03, 1994

Chronicles one of the most incredible engineering feats of all time--the construction of the 51-mile canal that took 10 years to build and employed over 40,000 workers--6,000 of whom died of yellow fever, malaria, and other horrors.

About

Modern Marvels Season 13 (2005) is released on May 17, 2005 and the latest season 21 of Modern Marvels is released in 2013. Watch Modern Marvels online - the English Documentary TV series from United States. Modern Marvels is directed by Andrew Thomas,Fred Peabody,Jeff Scheftel,Tom Jennings and created by Bruce Nash with Lloyd Sherr and Harlan Saperstein. Modern Marvels is available online on DIRECTV and History.

Fast-paced, fun and informative, Modern Marvels is The History Channel's signature series focusing on historical technology. The series has focused (among other things) on wonders of construction (Erie Canal, the Pentagon, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, the Big Dig), the machinery of war (nuclear submarines, tanks) as well as technology linked to the everyday (power tools, home tech, garbage).

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United States

Language:

English

Production Companies:

Actuality Productions, Al Roker Productions, American Dad

Official Site:

History

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If it changes your life, chances are it's a Modern Marvel!

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