20 Seasons | 176 Episodes
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Space Stations
Aired on Feb 03, 2000Bridges
Aired on Feb 29, 2000Bridges play a key role in the human quest to connect and unify.
Modern Marvels: 120 Prisons: Prisons
Aired on Mar 06, 2000Modern Marvels: Gadgets: Gadgets
Aired on Mar 13, 2000Office Wonders
Aired on Mar 15, 2000Don’t look now, but your office is a technological marvel. From the humble paper clip to the revolutionary personal computer, your desk is a museum of miracles designed to make you more productive and efficient. Then why are you still at work? Here’s everything you ever wanted to know about your workplace, but were afraid to ask!
Great Inventions
Aired on Mar 16, 2000Join us for a survey of the world’s greatest inventions in which we examine the wheel, steam engine, railroad, automobile, airplane, printing press, electric light, wireless telegraph, telephone, TV, and computer. Then, travel back in time to the labs, candle-lit offices, and garages to see how these marvels were created.
War Planes of World War II
Aired on Apr 10, 2000Flight was born in America at the turn of the 20th century. But WWII saw more planes built in a single year–300,000–than had been built in the previous 40. Footage of restored aircraft, historic film ranging from factory floors to dogfights, and interviews with pilots and designers recapture the aviation industry’s finest hour.
Disaster Technology
Aired on May 08, 2000An examination of the historical development of technological tools that help science mitigate nature’s fury. It’s a survival story that begins with comprehending the force of disaster. As environmental calamities unfold, viewers witness the urgency for change that each crisis compelled and innovations designed to lower death tolls.
Tower Bridge
Aired on May 25, 2000Join us as we span the history of one of the world’s most famous bridges, London’s Tower Bridge. The world’s largest bascule bridge (a counterweighted drawbridge), when it was erected in 1892, it became a postcard image of London. The famed gothic towers of this pioneering steel structure, sheathed in stone, are purely decorative.
Modern Marvels: Concrete: Concrete
Aired on May 31, 2000Traffic
Aired on Jun 22, 2000In less than a century, the world went from dirt tracks to highways, from propeller planes to space travel, from sailboats to supertankers. And in the process, we have created a glut of traffic on roadways, railways, airways, and seaways–traffic that must be controlled, managed, and regulated. We’ll see how it’s done.
Gold Mines
Aired on Jul 31, 2000Around the world and across the eons, gold stands as a symbol of power, wealth, and love. The quest for the yellow metal took men across oceans, into the depths of the Alaskan winter, and miles beneath South African earth. This is the story of the hunters of the precious metal and their methods for extracting it.
Banks
Aired on Aug 02, 2000Backbones of worldwide economics, for centuries banks enabled the creation of wealth, and industry leaders became icons. But modern technology revolutionized the way banks do business, and the Internet insures they must adapt or disappear. From banking’s early European origins to “e-banking”, this is an hour you can’t afford to miss!
The Erie Canal
Aired on Aug 14, 2000The Erie Canal was America’s first superhighway�a narrow ribbon of water carved through sheer rock and untamed wilderness. Discover how this engineering marvel carried the dreams of countless immigrants hoping to find their fortunes in the bountiful west.
Trucks
Aired on Aug 22, 2000Icons of the open road, trucks form the backbone of the construction and transportation industries. The facility to handle nearly any load and the ability to deliver goods almost anywhere make trucks integral to modern life. From 18th-century steam-powered carriages to tomorrow’s computerized trucks, it’s a long haul you’ll enjoy!
Then And Now: Aswan Dam
Aired on Sep 11, 2000In 1954, Gamal Abdel Nasser, the Arab Republic of Egypt’s first prime minister, had a plan to bring his poor country into the 20th century. To pull it off, he needed to harness the flow of the world’s longest river–the Nile.
China's Great Dam
Aired on Sep 13, 2000Supporters see China’s Three Gorges Dam as key to a new China, controlling floods and bringing hydroelectric power to one of its least-developed areas. Critics voice a litany of concerns�from environmental to flooding the spectacular area for which it’s named.
The Maginot Line
Aired on Sep 18, 2000The Maginot Line, a defensive string of large and small forts built during the years between World War I and World War II, was intended to forestall another invasion by aggressive Germany.
Physical Fitness: Quest For Muscle
Aired on Sep 26, 2000Video Games: Behind The Fun
Aired on Oct 09, 2000A fun-filled glimpse into the not so distant history of video games. Since inception, the gaming industry has been a driving force in computer technology and video games are one of today’s dominant entertainment mediums.
The Body Shop
Aired on Oct 16, 2000Host Ron Hazelton and two mechanics dissect a 2000 Ford Taurus to trace the evolution of the automobile’s major systems. This 2-hour nuts-and-bolt special breaks the car down into its major components (engine, body, chassis, etc.). Starting with the earliest vehicles in the 1800s, automotive historians and experts describe how cars have evolved and explain major advances. And, finally concept cars and computer animations provide a glimpse into the future.
Modern Marvels: Machine Tools: Machine Tools
Aired on Oct 17, 2000Suez Canal
Aired on Oct 25, 2000Since its completion in 1869, the Suez Canal has been a vital link in world trade and a point of controversy in geopolitics. Today, more than 20,000 ships transit the canal yearly.
Modern Marvels:: The London Underground
Aired on Nov 02, 2000Combat Training
Aired on Nov 06, 2000Sign up at the ultimate survival school, where soldiers learn to kill or be killed, and learn how 21st-century warriors are training today for the battlefields of tomorrow. We follow combat training throughout history, reviewing survival skills and psychological tools–from ancient Rome to World Wars One and Two–and learn how modern training is enhanced by advanced technology and computer simulation.
Remote Operated Vehicles
Aired on Nov 08, 2000Modern Marvels: 137 Death Device: Death Devices
Aired on Nov 13, 2000Power Plants.
Aired on Jun 16, 2001Mankind controls the environment in a variety of ways, whether by capturing the force of a river, harnessing the power in coal or oil, controlling a nuclear reaction, or transforming the light of the sun into electricity. From Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla to Enrico Fermi and Albert Einstein, the world’s greatest minds have enabled us to acquire our light, heat, and power with a simple flip of the switch. Join us for an electrifying hour as we review the foundation for all of this–power plants.
Inventions of War
Aired on Dec 12, 2000Arising from the horrible carnage, deprivation, and suffering caused by war is a countless array of everyday items–from hairbrushes to microwaves–that directly descend from wartime innovations. Wartime research and development have revolutionized communication, transportation, and medicine. From Spam to nuclear power to hairspray and cell phones, life as we know it ironically owes a lot to war. We’ll follow the day-to-day life of an ordinary woman and see the influence of war on her life.