Modern Marvels(1993)
Documentary
First Air Date: 1993-12-10
Average Runtime: 44m
Rating: 8.1
Votes: 34
Seasons: 23
Episodes: 707
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.
Keywords
technologyinventiondisasterconstructionmachinescience
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Season 1
Episodes: 6E01
Grand Coulee Dam
Air Date: 1993-12-10
The world’s largest concrete dam–and the largest concrete structure in the world–lies on the Columbia River in the St...
E02
The Empire State Building
Air Date: 1994-01-21
The remarkable story of how the landmark New York City skyscraper was constructed during the depths of the Depression...
E03
The Panama Canal
Air Date: 1994-03-04
Chronicles one of the most incredible engineering feats of all time: construction of the 51-mile canal that took 10 y...
E04
Cruise Ships
Air Date: 1994-03-20
A large machine turned water city, cruise ships are exciting and new.
E05
Transatlantic Cable
Air Date: 1994-03-27
Looks at how one man’s vision and the cooperation between the U.S. and England resulted in an instant, reliable trans...
E06
Mt. Rushmore.
Air Date: 1994-03-13
The incredible tale of how Gutzon Borglum created the world's largest sculpture by carving the faces of four US presi...
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