Modern Marvels
A glittering desert oasis, Las Vegas is a mecca for dreamers.
A glittering desert oasis, Las Vegas is a mecca for dreamers.
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Scientists and engineers race against time to save the crew of crippled spacecraft Apollo 13.
The flight of Apollo 11 as seen through the eyes of the individuals who made it happen.
Satellites and the Global Positioning System spark a revolution in cartography.
The stargazers of mankind build observatories to unravel the secrets of the universe.
The oldest flag manufacturer; the last US athletic shoe factory; strange alternative transportation.
Old fishing community; monstrous factory trawler; deep-sea fish farms.
The secrets of oil and the many products it has spawned; oil refinery.
How padlocks and combination locks are made; biometric locks; cracking open a bank vault.
Basement history from ancient civilizations to Colonial America; storage, shelter, and hidden rooms.
Asteroids; bioterrorism; cyberterrorist attacks; genetic engineering.
World War I is the first lethal combination of Industrial Age technology and war on a large scale.
From subsequent prosthesis in ancient Hindu writings, the chronical history of prosthetic devices.
A visit to a rolling mill where aluminum skins for jets are made; making aluminum foil.
Heavy metals like copper, uranium, and zinc are stored in National Defense Stockpile for America.
Scientists and engineers race against time to save the crew of crippled spacecraft Apollo 13.
The flight of Apollo 11 as seen through the eyes of the individuals who made it happen.
Satellites and the Global Positioning System spark a revolution in cartography.
The stargazers of mankind build observatories to unravel the secrets of the universe.
The technology behind the Winter Olympics, including the bobsled run, ski jump and speed skating.
Examines what happens when engineers get their calculations wrong.
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