Fast-paced, fun and informative, Modern Marvels is The History Channel's signature series focusing on historical technology.
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).
Aired: Jan 17, 2007 Examining the evolution and technology of balls used in sports. Included: a t...
Aired: Jan 24, 2007 Modern Marvels: Environmental Tech takes us from the prairies of Saskatchewan...
Aired: Jan 31, 2007 It's the unsung essential of modern life. Canning is the method of a preservi...
Aired: Feb 7, 2007
Aired: Feb 11, 2007 More of the eats Ice impacts our everyday life including weather phenomena li...
Aired: Feb 11, 2007
7. Weapons of Mass Destruction
Aired: Feb 13, 2007Weapons of mass destruction, from the nuclear to the biological, are examined...
Aired: Feb 18, 2007 It's clear from the bow that nearly brought down Rome, the suspension system ...
Aired: Feb 21, 2007 One of man's greatest accomplishments: dams, are explored. The history of dam...
Aired: Mar 7, 2007 The technology used to keep your lawn green including the lawnmower (mechanic...
Aired: Mar 28, 2007 Soldiers, machines, and supplies are only effective if they arrive at the bat...
Aired: Apr 12, 2007
Aired: Apr 18, 2007 Since its discovery in the 19th Century, modern welding has allowed us to `dr...
Aired: May 2, 2007 What do remote controlled robots, polarized glasses, Tempurpedic mattresses a...
Aired: May 9, 2007 A look at the technology behind some of the 1960s greatest inventions and fad...
Aired: May 16, 2007 What does it take to rate as "the world's strongest"? You'll find out on this...
17. Engineering Disasters of the 70's
Aired: May 16, 2007To err is human, but when the error results in the loss of life, it's a disas...
Aired: May 23, 2007 Dotting the Interstates, they're overlooked by some and longed for by others....
Aired: May 30, 2007 Humans flush it, cows dump it, and two million ton machines scoop it from the...
Aired: May 30, 2007 From the giant cheese factories of Wisconsin to the goat farms of Northern Ca...
Aired: Jun 13, 2007 They have the sharpest teeth known to man, but only bite on command. They bro...
Aired: Jun 20, 2007 At one time, it was more valuable than gold, but now it helps define modern l...
Aired: Jun 27, 2007 A look at everyday stuff that is sticky including VHB tape, velcro, stealth r...
Aired: Jul 18, 2007 It's America's favorite flavor. We eat over three and a half billion pounds o...
Aired: Jul 25, 2007
Aired: Jul 30, 2007 Think vacuums are just for sweeping floors? Think again. On this episode of M...
Aired: Aug 6, 2007 They're designed to capture...and often kill. But they don't always harm thei...
Aired: Aug 13, 2007
Aired: Aug 23, 2007
Aired: Aug 27, 2007 More extreme aircraft are profiled. Among them the F-35 Lightning II stealth ...
Aired: Aug 29, 2007 Forget everything you thought you knew about the cold because Modern Marvels:...
Aired: Sep 3, 2007 It feeds on metal, dissolves skin and bone, and packs a punch in nearly every...
Aired: Sep 20, 2007 What is the world's sharpest? For severing through an enemy warrior, it's the...
Aired: Sep 25, 2007 A steam pipe explosion rocks New Yorkers on a summer day in Midtown Manhattan...
Aired: Oct 1, 2007
Aired: Oct 11, 2007 CORN is a chameleon that has found its way into over 3,000 different items. D...
Aired: Oct 25, 2007 It is said that the pig is as smart as a three-year-old human. The pancreas, ...
Aired: Nov 12, 2007 From the Stone Age, to the Space Age, we've built our world from rocks. Moder...
Aired: Nov 19, 2007 Be Afraid. The dangers associated with Electric Shock are 100% real. It kills...
Aired: Nov 27, 2007 They're the meat in our sandwiches and slices of American pop culture. Modern...
Aired: Dec 3, 2007 Fast food joints dominate the American landscape to the tune of $150 billion ...
Aired: Dec 10, 2007
Aired: Dec 17, 2007
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Creators
Current Status: Returning Series
Network: History
Production Country: United States
Genres: Documentary, History
