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 - Milk
Release Date: 2008-01-07 -
Episode 2 - Carbon
Release Date: 2008-01-14 -
Episode 3 - 90s Tech
Release Date: 2008-02-07 -
Episode 4 - Superhighways
Release Date: 2008-02-28 -
Episode 5 - World's Strongest III
Release Date: 2008-03-06 -
Episode 6 - Strange Weapons
Release Date: 2008-03-10 -
Episode 7 - Whiskey
Release Date: 2008-03-17 -
Episode 8 - Alaskan Fishing
Release Date: 2008-03-19 -
Episode 9 - Bread
Release Date: 2008-03-24 -
Episode 10 - Gadgets 3
Release Date: 2008-04-04 -
Episode 11 - Locomotives
Release Date: 2008-04-21 -
Episode 12 - Rats
Release Date: 2008-04-30 -
Episode 13 - Mad Electricity
Release Date: 2008-05-14 -
Episode 14 - Axes
Release Date: 2008-05-30 -
Episode 15 - Most Dangerous
Release Date: 2008-06-06 -
Episode 16 - Super Hot
Release Date: 2008-06-09 -
Episode 17 - Lead
Release Date: 2008-06-16 -
Episode 18 - Corpse Tech
Release Date: 2008-06-20 -
Episode 19 - Ice Cream
Release Date: 2008-06-23 -
Episode 20 - Bathroom Tech II
Release Date: 2008-06-30 -
Episode 21 - Crashes
Release Date: 2008-07-10 -
Episode 22 - Under-Wear
Release Date: 2008-07-17 -
Episode 23 - Batman Tech
Release Date: 2008-07-21 -
Episode 24 - Coin Operated
Release Date: 2008-07-24 -
Episode 25 - Secrets of Oil
Release Date: 2008-07-31 -
Episode 26 - Iron
Release Date: 2008-08-18 -
Episode 27 - Wheat
Release Date: 2008-08-21 -
Episode 28 - Dangerous Roads
Release Date: 2008-08-28Dangerous roads throughout the world are examined, including Bolivia's "Death Road" and Highway 99 in California. Also: a visit to the Federal Highway Administration's safety-test laboratory.
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Episode 29 - Mold & Fungus
Release Date: 2008-09-18 -
Episode 30 - Soft Drinks
Release Date: 2008-09-29 -
Episode 31 - Corrosion & Decompositon
Release Date: 2008-10-13 -
Episode 32 - Bulls-eye
Release Date: 2008-10-20 -
Episode 33 - Halloween Tech
Release Date: 2008-10-31Describes the origins of Halloween and the customs associated with this holiday.
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Episode 34 - The Horse
Release Date: 2008-11-19 -
Episode 35 - The Turkey
Release Date: 2008-11-24The history and the legend of the turkey is profiled and it goes beyond just your Thanksgiving Day dinner.
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Episode 36 - Salt
Release Date: 2008-12-01 -
Episode 37 - Car Wash
Release Date: 2008-12-08 -
Episode 38 - Retro Tech
Release Date: 2008-12-19 -
Episode 39 - Super Human
Release Date: 2008-12-22 -
Episode 40 - Measure It
Release Date: 2008-12-23 -
Episode 41 - Night
Release Date: 2008-12-26 -
Episode 42 - Fry It
Release Date: 2009-02-10 -
Episode 43 - Mega Meals
Release Date: 2009-02-17 -
Episode 44 - Library of Congress
Release Date: 2009-02-19Where in Washington DC is the nation's most incredible treasure chest? It's a library unlike any other in the world, the U.S. Library of Congress in Washington D.C. Modern Marvels explodes the myth that this 200 year old institution is simply "where members of Congress borrow books". Viewers are taken beyond the magnificent Jefferson Building Great Hall into the secret vaults where more than 600 miles of shelves hold 130 million items, many of them priceless treasures - from George Washington's hand-written diaries to Galileo's first images of the moon to the original camera film of the movie Frankenstein. See how a staff of 4000 catalogues protects and preserves these treasures and distributes them globally via a new World Digital Library.