Modern Marvels (1993)
HISTORY’s longest-running series moves to H2. Modern Marvels celebrates the ingenuity, invention and imagination found in the world around us. From commonplace items like ink and coffee to architectural masterpieces and engineering disasters, the hit series goes beyond the basics to provide insight and history into things we wonder about and that impact our lives. This series tells fascinating stories of the doers, the dreamers and sometime-schemers that create everyday items, technological breakthroughs and manmade wonders. The hit series goes deep to explore the leading edge of human inspiration and ambition.
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Episode 1 - Containers
Release Date: 2006-01-04 -
Episode 2 - Fire
Release Date: 2006-01-11 -
Episode 3 - Cotton
Release Date: 2006-01-18 -
Episode 4 - Engineering Disasters 18
Release Date: 2006-02-08 -
Episode 5 - Candy
Release Date: 2006-02-14 -
Episode 6 - Weird Weapons: The Axis
Release Date: 2006-02-21 -
Episode 7 - Nature Tech: Avalanches
Release Date: 2006-02-24 -
Episode 8 - Engineering Disasters: New Orleans
Release Date: 2006-02-28 -
Episode 9 - Leather
Release Date: 2006-03-08 -
Episode 10 - Engineering Disasters 19
Release Date: 2006-03-22Engineering disasters are recalled. Included: the sinking of SS Edmund Fitzgerald in 1975 in Lake Superior; two Boeing 737 crashes; and a diesel-fuel leak.
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Episode 11 - Insulation
Release Date: 2006-04-26 -
Episode 12 - Hi-Tech Hitler
Release Date: 2006-05-02 -
Episode 13 - Shovels
Release Date: 2006-05-03 -
Episode 14 - Drilling
Release Date: 2006-05-10Drilling and drill technology are explored. Included: tunnel-boring, robotic and laser drills.
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Episode 15 - 80s Tech
Release Date: 2006-05-24 -
Episode 16 - Ben Franklin Tech
Release Date: 2006-05-25 -
Episode 17 - Copper Kings
Release Date: 2006-06-12 -
Episode 18 - Heavy Metals
Release Date: 2006-06-14 -
Episode 19 - Money
Release Date: 2006-06-19 -
Episode 20 - BBQ Tech
Release Date: 2006-06-28 -
Episode 21 - American Eats Special
Release Date: 2006-07-02 -
Episode 22 - High Explosives
Release Date: 2006-07-03 -
Episode 23 - Pirate Tech
Release Date: 2006-07-12Visits maritime museums and shipwreck sites to probe the history of pirates. Examines the weapons and equipment they used and how they modified their ships for stealth and speed.
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Episode 24 - Boneyard: Where Machines End Their Lives
Release Date: 2006-07-26 -
Episode 25 - World's Biggest Machines 5
Release Date: 2006-07-26A wind tunnel with forty foot diameter fans... a flight simulator that's eight stories high... a joy ride that makes Big Ben look small... a machine the pulls super film ten miles long on a two hundred pound reel... a mower that can cut your lawn in seconds... and a three hundred thousand pound rock eater.
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Episode 26 - Super Tools: Skyscraper
Release Date: 2006-07-28 -
Episode 27 - The AK-47
Release Date: 2006-07-28 -
Episode 28 - Nuts
Release Date: 2006-08-02 -
Episode 29 - Classic Cars
Release Date: 2006-08-03 -
Episode 30 - Making Medieval Armor
Release Date: 2006-08-03 -
Episode 31 - Rube Goldberg
Release Date: 2006-08-03 -
Episode 32 - Batteries
Release Date: 2006-08-03 -
Episode 33 - Mummy Tech
Release Date: 2006-08-23 -
Episode 34 - Levees
Release Date: 2006-08-30 -
Episode 35 - Water
Release Date: 2006-09-06 -
Episode 36 - The Cola Wars
Release Date: 2006-09-07 -
Episode 37 - Copper
Release Date: 2006-09-13A history of copper examines its characteristics, how it is mined and its uses, particularly in the electronics industry. Included: copper in plumbing; and in roofs and sculptures. Also: a trip to a bell foundry.
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Episode 38 - Shotguns
Release Date: 2006-09-17 -
Episode 39 - Building In The Name Of God
Release Date: 2006-09-18 -
Episode 40 - Horsepower
Release Date: 2006-09-20 -
Episode 41 - Renewable Energy
Release Date: 2006-09-20 -
Episode 42 - Freight Trains
Release Date: 2006-09-20Explores the history of the freight train.
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Episode 43 - Cities of the Underworld
Release Date: 2006-09-21 -
Episode 44 - Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
Release Date: 2006-09-26 -
Episode 45 - Stealth & Beyond: Air Stealth
Release Date: 2006-09-27 -
Episode 46 - Stealth & Beyond: Sea Stealth
Release Date: 2006-09-27 -
Episode 47 - Ink
Release Date: 2006-10-04 -
Episode 48 - Distilleries 2
Release Date: 2006-10-11 -
Episode 49 - World's Strongest
Release Date: 2006-10-18 -
Episode 50 - Tomcat Sunset
Release Date: 2006-11-01 -
Episode 51 - Tobacco
Release Date: 2006-11-08 -
Episode 52 - The Supermarket
Release Date: 2006-11-15 -
Episode 53 - Breakfast Tech
Release Date: 2006-11-28 -
Episode 54 - Wine
Release Date: 2006-11-29 -
Episode 55 - Harvesting 2
Release Date: 2006-11-29 -
Episode 56 - Engineering Disasters 20
Release Date: 2006-12-06Engineering disasters are recalled. Included: a 2005 explosion at a BP refinery in Texas City, Texas; the American Airlines flight 587 crash in 2001; the 1982 dioxin scare in Times Beach, Mo., where dioxin was found in oil used to keep down dust on the roads; and a 2005 fire at the Praxair plant in St. Louis.
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Episode 57 - Snow
Release Date: 2006-12-10 -
Episode 58 - Tea
Release Date: 2006-12-13 -
Episode 59 - Christmas Tech
Release Date: 2006-12-20Christmas is observed by many people around the world, for both religious reasons and more secular purposes. Trees, lights, ornaments, and window displays are a big part of the celebration. Thanks to technological advancements they are cheaper, safer and more spectacular than ever before.
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Episode 60 - Wind
Release Date: 2006-12-28