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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1. Polio Vaccine1997-08-17 · 44mWhen “poliomyelitis” swept the nation, thousands died or were disabled before American ingenuity, trial and error, and blatant acts of desperation led to one of the greatest scient
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2. The Motion Picture1997-08-24 · 44mThe complete story of the feuds, the mistakes, ingenuity, and successes that made movies possible–and kept Edison at the front of the inventor pack. Includes rare early films from
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3. Satellites.1997-09-01 · 44mStrong enough to survive their fiery launch into orbit, sophisticated enough to provide life-saving images or relay tens of thousands of phone calls at the same time. By monitoring
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4. Radio: Out Of Thin Air1997-09-07 · 44mTo some it was a miracle. Others call it the triumph of illiteracy. Somewhere between adoration and scorn. Somewhere between the carrier pigeon and television. There was and is rad
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5. The Electric Light1997-09-21 · 44mProbably Thomas Edison’s best-known invention is the electric light. But the familiar light bulb is only the most obvious element of Edison’s accomplishment. He also created from s
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6. The Phonograph1997-09-22 · 44mThomas Edison registered over 1,000 patents, but his favorite invention was one of his first. Rare photographs and early recordings show how the young inventor and his team outfoxe
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7. Great Towers in the Sky1997-09-28 · 44mViewer discretion is advised for those with vertigo! Featuring rare construction footage and interviews with steely-nerved iron workers who risked death to build them, we climb to
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8. Household Wonders.1997-10-05 · 44mReviews the revolution in home improvement and glimpses the kitchen of tomorrow. Included: the development of the stove, sewing machine, refrigerated air, washing machine, vacuum c
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9. Radar1997-10-12 · 44mExamines the history of radar, focusing on its role in the Allies’ victory in WWII–from the Chain Home Network, rudimentary radar towers that ringed England’s eastern coast, to the
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10. Forensic Science: The Crime Fighter's Weapon.1997-10-19 · 44mFrom Sherlock Holmes' examination of the physical evidence at a crime scene to today's DNA technology, we review the history of crime detection through the use of forensic science.
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11. The Stock Exchange1997-10-26 · 44mWelcome to the center of the American economy, where nearly $90-million changes hands each minute. Journey back to the wooden wall, built to hold back Indians, where early traders
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12. NORAD: The War Game Fortress1997-10-27 · 44mJourney inside the top-secret headquarters of NORAD–the North American Aerospace Defense Command–a binational military command composed of the United States and Canada. Established
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13. Earthmovers: The Power to Move Mountains1997-10-28 · 44mFeel the earth move under your feet and dig into the fascinating history of earthmoving equipment–from invention of the simple spade to today’s powerful steam shovels. Meet the leg
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14. International Airports1997-11-03 · 44mEveryday 3-million passengers board the 10,000 aircraft flying at any given moment. Go behind the scenes at international airports to see the inner workings that make commercial ai
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15. Deep Sea Exploration: Challenging The Abyss1997-11-04 · 44mFrom hollow-reed snorkels to mini-submarines equipped with video cameras, curiosity compelled inventors to conceive of innovative devices to dive ever deeper into earth’s last fron
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16. The Alaskan Oil Pipeline1998-01-01 · 44mIn 1973, a desperate America, starved by an OPEC embargo, began construction on an 800-mile lifeline for its insatiable oil hunger. We’ll examine this technological triumph, built
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17. American Steel: Built to Last.1998-01-18 · 44mFor over a century, the US steel industry was a powerful symbol of the nation's industrial might. Steel helped explode the stock market into an overnight powerhouse, and transforme
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18. Battlefield Engineering.1998-02-08 · 44mMeet some of the most important, yet least-recognized, warriors–the battlefield engineers who lay the groundwork for oncoming conflicts. We'll cover combat engineering from ancient
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19. Statue of Liberty.1998-02-15 · 44mIt started as an idea at a French dinner party and became the symbol of the free world. The story of France's gift to the US reveals a 20-year struggle to design and build the worl
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