Season 7 (13)

20 Seasons | 176 Episodes

Episode 1 Home Tech
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Home Tech

Aired on Jan 03, 2001
From the outhouse to the smart house, our lives have improved drastically in the last 150 years. Convenience and comfort have always been considerations in home design.
 6 Apollo 13
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Apollo 13

Aired on Jan 22, 2001

The Apollo 13 mission was intended to be a “routine” trip to the moon. But when an oxygen tank exploded, the spacecraft was crippled and its 3-man crew placed in mortal danger. The Lunar Module, intended for deployment on the moon’s surface, instead became a lifeboat. Scientists and engineers on earth fought a race against time to save the crew. We’ll examine the mission, which nearly ended in tragedy, but instead was a resounding success, and in some ways became NASA’s finest hour.

 8 Survival Technology
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Survival Technology

Aired on Jan 29, 2001

In an historic survey of man’s adaptation to killer environmental conditions, we travel to the desert, the Arctic, the sea, jungle, and space, charting the body’s physiological responses to extreme circumstances such as frostbite, heatstroke, and hypothermia. We talk with military survival experts and learn about the latest cutting-edge survival gear, as well as the equipment aboard the space station, and look to the future, when nano-technology will create a new type of technology.

Episode 10 Chesapeake Bay Bridge & Tunnel
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Chesapeake Bay Bridge & Tunnel

Aired on Feb 07, 2001

Named one of the seven engineering wonders of the modern age, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel connects Virginia proper with its easternmost landmass. Stretching 17 miles across the historic Chesapeake Bay, the structure represents a man-made boundary between the Bay and the Atlantic. The structure includes two 2-lane highways supported mostly by trestles, four man-made and one natural island, two truss bridges, and two revolutionary sunken tube tunnels.

 12 Modern Marvel:Garage Gadgets: Garage Gadgets
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Modern Marvel:Garage Gadgets: Garage Gadgets

Aired on Feb 12, 2001
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Episode 13 Monster Trucks
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Monster Trucks

Aired on Mar 12, 2001

Ride shotgun in our rollicking history of the Monster Truck, and meet the father of the mythic beast, Bob Chandler, whose Bigfoot gave birth to the sport in a cornfield years ago! Weighing 10,000 pounds, the behemoths entertain using brute force. Thrill to breathtaking stunts in California, Indiana, and Florida, as mounted cameras demonstrate the shakes, rattles, and rolls drivers experience; and meet the men who race these mechanical mammoths in one of the world’s fastest-growing motorsports.

 14 Modern Marvels: Then And Now: Airships
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Modern Marvels: Then And Now: Airships

Aired on Mar 17, 2001
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Episode 15 Lighthouses
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Lighthouses

Aired on Mar 19, 2001

From the earliest known lighthouses, such as the Pharos of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, to modern-day automated buoys and solar-powered lantern rooms, this history of lighthouses is rich with personal stories of lighthouse keepers, daring construction efforts, and ingenious optical discoveries. Today, as lighthouses are usurped by more efficient aids to navigation, these elegant structures are being converted to bed-and-breakfast inns and environmental retreats.

Episode 17 The Pentagon
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The Pentagon

Aired on Mar 27, 2001

The Pentagon…The name alone conjures up an imposing image of American power and prestige. As the largest office building in the world, it serves as the headquarters of the nation’s armed forces.

 18 How Did They Build That?: Concrete
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How Did They Build That?: Concrete

Aired on Apr 11, 2001
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Episode 19 Computers
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Computers

Aired on Apr 11, 2001

From colossal devices designed to save the world to mind-expanding, world-shrinking machines, we trace the evolution of mice and menus. Learn about the world’s most powerful computer, IBM’s ASCI White, that operates at 12-trillion calculations a second. See how the first room-sized computers, such as ENIAC, changed the world. Bite into Apple’s history, the machine that made computers a household appliance. And peer through a microscope to see the molecular computers of the future.

Episode 20 Engineering Disasters 3
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Engineering Disasters 3

Aired on Apr 16, 2001

When design flaws fell projects, the cost is often exacted in lives as we see in this look at engineering disasters. Why did the Tower of Pisa begin to lean by as much as 17 feet; what caused the first nuclear accident in 1961 in Idaho; what killed three Soyuz 11 cosmonauts aboard the world’s first orbiting space station; how did a winter storm destroy the Air Force’s Texas Tower Radar Station, killing 28; and what errors led to NASA’s loss of the Mars Climate Orbiter and the Mars Polar Lander?

 25 International Airports Ii
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International Airports Ii

Aired on May 14, 2001
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 26 Codes
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Codes

Aired on May 21, 2001
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Episode 28 Tunnels of Vietnam
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Tunnels of Vietnam

Aired on Nov 13, 2002

A daring band of infantry soldiers uncovers secret enemy arms and intelligence caches.

 32 Modern Marvel:The Colisseum: The Colosseum
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Modern Marvel:The Colisseum: The Colosseum

Aired on Jun 11, 2001
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 34 Modern Marvels: Then And Now: Hadrian's Wall
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Modern Marvels: Then And Now: Hadrian's Wall

Aired on Jun 23, 2001
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 35 Modern Marvels:Hardware Stores: Hardware Stores
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Modern Marvels:Hardware Stores: Hardware Stores

Aired on Jun 25, 2001
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Episode 36 More Gadgets
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More Gadgets

Aired on Jun 27, 2001

A salute to the tools and toys that have stood the test of time–from the Zippo lighter to the Palm Pilot, the 21st century’s first great gadget. As we focus on the technology behind familiar gadgets, we see the subtle ways they have changed our lives. Other items include the flashlight, transistor radio, safety razor, and the metronome. We also go behind the scenes at Herbst-Lazar-Bell, a cutting-edge industrial design firm, and Gadget Universe, a fledgling retailer trying to topple the Sharper Image.

 37 Cattle Ranches
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Cattle Ranches

Aired on Jul 24, 2001
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 38 Modern Marvels:Saloons: Saloons
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Modern Marvels:Saloons: Saloons

Aired on Jul 25, 2001
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 42 Modern Marvels:: The Spitfire
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Modern Marvels:: The Spitfire

Aired on Aug 16, 2001
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 43 Modern Marvels:: Construction Machines
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Modern Marvels:: Construction Machines

Aired on Aug 17, 2001
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 44 Cannons
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Cannons

Aired on Aug 21, 2001

Cannons have fired balls of iron and atomic bombs, changed the way wars are fought, and now come equipped with smart weapons. Beginning with 13th-century cannons that were designed to penetrate forts of the day, we’ll see how cannons were first cast and later forged, and show how large cannons terrorized civilians and soldiers in WWI and WWII. Moving to the present, we feature the 40-ton self-propelled Crusader that launches 100-pound steel artillery shells more than 33 miles.

Episode 45 Nuclear Subs
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Nuclear Subs

Aired on Aug 28, 2001

Since the 1950s, these lethal steel sharks have been a cornerstone of U.S. defense policy. The Cold War launched an underwater race for supremacy with the Soviet Union, and the result was an engineering miracle that roams the world’s oceans and provides deterrence to enemies.

 47 Air Shows
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Air Shows

Aired on Sep 04, 2001
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 48 West Point
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West Point

Aired on Sep 11, 2001

For nearly 200 years, the U.S. Military Academy® at West Point, New York, has trained students in the art of war. Located 50 miles north of New York City, its 25 buildings overlook the Hudson River on a 16,000-acre government reserve. During the Revolutionary War, West Point stood guard over the river, protecting it with artillery and a 136-ton chain! From humble beginnings, the Academy® grew with the nation, as each war forced changes to keep pace with America’s expanding world responsibilities.

Episode 50 Quarries
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Quarries

Aired on Sep 18, 2001
Without rock, modern society wouldn't exist.
 51 Diamond Mines
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Diamond Mines

Aired on Sep 19, 2001

Half a mile below the earth’s surface, men mine for rough diamonds–a pure carbon substance. Brilliant when cut and polished, they are marketed as the most precious gem in the world. From the earliest mines of the 4th century BC to today’s technological wonders in South Africa, we explore the history and technology of the diamond mine.

 52 Modern Marvels:: Secret Life Of The Crash Test Dummy
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Modern Marvels:: Secret Life Of The Crash Test Dummy

Aired on Sep 25, 2001
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 53 Modern Marvels:: The Mig
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Modern Marvels:: The Mig

Aired on Sep 27, 2001
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 54 The House
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The House

Aired on Oct 15, 2001
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 55 Work Clothes
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Work Clothes

Aired on Oct 17, 2001
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Episode 56 Bunkers
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Bunkers

Aired on Oct 23, 2001

In the constant struggle to hold off ever more potent forms of attack, bunkers function in a variety of forms.

 58 Cemeteries
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Cemeteries

Aired on Oct 31, 2001

More than 2 million people die in the United States each year.

 64 Times Square
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Times Square

Aired on Nov 29, 2001

It lies at the heart of one of the world’s greatest cities and ranks among the most popular tourist destinations on the planet. Modern Marvels takes you behind the scenes at Times Square, showing you how this marvel came to be and why it remains an icon to this day.

Episode 65 Glass
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Glass

Aired on Dec 01, 2001

Glass may be our most versatile material. It sheathes skyscrapers, contains liquids, aids vision, allows communication at unimaginable speeds, and yet remains a medium for artistic expression. We see how, when man learned that heating certain rocks and minerals together could produce glass, this remarkably transparent yet strong material began working its way into our culture and everyday life. As we look to its future, we learn that the only limit to what glass may do is our ability to imagine it!

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