Modern Marvels
Dreamers and schemers try an odd assortment of flawed ideas for inventions.
2026-06-12 06:33:59 +0000 UTC→2026-06-12 07:26:41 +0000 UTC(52m)
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Steam power; Jay Leno fires up two steam cars and an 11-ton steam tractor; locomotive; steamboat.
2026-06-20 18:38:58 +0000 UTC→2026-06-20 19:30:00 +0000 UTC(51m)
Modern Marvels
The creation of a canal turns Massachusetts' Cape Cod into an island.
2026-06-20 17:46:12 +0000 UTC→2026-06-20 18:38:58 +0000 UTC(52m)
Modern Marvels
Hydraulics open the door for the Industrial Revolution.
2026-06-20 16:53:19 +0000 UTC→2026-06-20 17:46:12 +0000 UTC(52m)
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Rivers and aqueducts quench millions' thirst; without them, large cities would become ghost towns.
2026-06-20 16:00:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-20 16:53:19 +0000 UTC(53m)
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The technology behind the Winter Olympics, including the bobsled run, ski jump and speed skating.
2026-06-20 15:11:31 +0000 UTC→2026-06-20 16:00:00 +0000 UTC(48m)
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Examines what happens when engineers get their calculations wrong.
2026-06-20 13:30:25 +0000 UTC→2026-06-20 15:11:31 +0000 UTC(1h41m)
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The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald; the Buffalo Creek Dam disaster.
2026-06-20 12:37:52 +0000 UTC→2026-06-20 13:30:25 +0000 UTC(52m)
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Plunging into the muck that paved the way for groundbreaking innovations.
2026-06-20 11:45:21 +0000 UTC→2026-06-20 12:37:52 +0000 UTC(52m)
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Adam Richman visits a central Pennsylvanian cheese maker; inside Kroger as they package cheese.
2026-06-20 10:56:24 +0000 UTC→2026-06-20 11:45:21 +0000 UTC(48m)
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Tours of some of the finest whiskey distilleries in the world and their unique stamps.
2026-06-20 10:04:58 +0000 UTC→2026-06-20 10:56:24 +0000 UTC(51m)
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Strength measurement: explore rope, diamond, tugboat power from Spectra fiber to Lexan materials.
2026-06-20 09:13:38 +0000 UTC→2026-06-20 10:04:58 +0000 UTC(51m)
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When a gusher shoots flames into the air, only a handful of men know how to snuff out the monster.
2026-06-20 08:22:11 +0000 UTC→2026-06-20 09:13:38 +0000 UTC(51m)
Modern Marvels
The world's greatest minds enable us to acquire light, heat and power with the flip of a switch.
2026-06-20 07:30:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-20 08:22:11 +0000 UTC(52m)
Modern Marvels
Steam power; Jay Leno fires up two steam cars and an 11-ton steam tractor; locomotive; steamboat.
2026-06-20 06:38:57 +0000 UTC→2026-06-20 07:30:00 +0000 UTC(51m)
Modern Marvels
The creation of a canal turns Massachusetts' Cape Cod into an island.
2026-06-20 05:46:12 +0000 UTC→2026-06-20 06:38:57 +0000 UTC(52m)
Modern Marvels
Hydraulics open the door for the Industrial Revolution.
2026-06-20 04:53:18 +0000 UTC→2026-06-20 05:46:12 +0000 UTC(52m)
Modern Marvels
Rivers and aqueducts quench millions' thirst; without them, large cities would become ghost towns.
2026-06-20 04:00:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-20 04:53:18 +0000 UTC(53m)
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It's a miracle mineral with more than 14,000 known uses.
2026-06-20 03:34:10 +0000 UTC→2026-06-20 04:00:00 +0000 UTC(25m)
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It was a science first conjured amid the fiery ovens of ancient blacksmiths.
2026-06-20 02:43:02 +0000 UTC→2026-06-20 03:34:10 +0000 UTC(51m)
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Sinkholes; asbestos; Yangtze flood; walkway collapse.
2026-06-20 01:50:05 +0000 UTC→2026-06-20 02:43:02 +0000 UTC(52m)
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