Modern Marvels
Some machines built for sheer spectacle.
2026-07-21 21:21:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-21 22:12:00 +0000 UTC(51m)
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AV-8-Harrier jump jet Ford Explorer-Firestone tire rollovers offshore oil-rig fire derailment of a high-speed train computer errors almost set off nuclear war.
2026-07-24 00:32:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-24 01:24:00 +0000 UTC(52m)
Modern Marvels
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.
2026-07-23 23:40:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-24 00:32:00 +0000 UTC(52m)
Modern Marvels
When the men and women aboard a modern submarine hear the command to dive, they can take a measure of comfort in the fact that no US sub has been lost in nearly 40 years, though it's been said that the sea is a more hostile environment than space.
2026-07-23 22:47:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-23 23:40:00 +0000 UTC(53m)
Modern Marvels
The U.S. Navy's diving and salvage programs the USS Salvor's underwater remote-operated robots bomb-locating minisub Alvin.
2026-07-23 21:55:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-23 22:47:00 +0000 UTC(52m)
Modern Marvels
Mankind harnesses electric power from a variety of sources.
2026-07-23 21:03:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-23 21:55:00 +0000 UTC(52m)
Modern Marvels
Benjamin Franklin, the oldest Founding Father, was the late 18th century's foremost scientist and greatest inventor created Pennsylvania Stove, lightning rod, glass armonica for Mozart and Beethoven and anti-counterfeiting techniques.
2026-07-23 20:12:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-23 21:03:00 +0000 UTC(51m)
Modern Marvels
The 1980s transitioned from Industrial to Information Age with brick cell phones, Pac-Man, Rubik's Cube, Sony Walkman, and CDs microchips revolutionized work, play, and communication through Silicon Valley innovations including Apple computers.
2026-07-23 19:22:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-23 20:12:00 +0000 UTC(50m)
Modern Marvels
All life-forms and modern technology are built on a foundation of carbon the steel industry coal-fired power plants graphite pencils a charcoal water filter diamonds.
2026-07-23 18:32:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-23 19:22:00 +0000 UTC(50m)
Modern Marvels
AV-8-Harrier jump jet Ford Explorer-Firestone tire rollovers offshore oil-rig fire derailment of a high-speed train computer errors almost set off nuclear war.
2026-07-23 12:32:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-23 13:24:00 +0000 UTC(52m)
Modern Marvels
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.
2026-07-23 11:40:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-23 12:32:00 +0000 UTC(52m)
Modern Marvels
When the men and women aboard a modern submarine hear the command to dive, they can take a measure of comfort in the fact that no US sub has been lost in nearly 40 years, though it's been said that the sea is a more hostile environment than space.
2026-07-23 10:47:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-23 11:40:00 +0000 UTC(53m)
Modern Marvels
The U.S. Navy's diving and salvage programs the USS Salvor's underwater remote-operated robots bomb-locating minisub Alvin.
2026-07-23 09:55:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-23 10:47:00 +0000 UTC(52m)
Modern Marvels
Mankind harnesses electric power from a variety of sources.
2026-07-23 09:03:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-23 09:55:00 +0000 UTC(52m)
Modern Marvels
Benjamin Franklin, the oldest Founding Father, was the late 18th century's foremost scientist and greatest inventor created Pennsylvania Stove, lightning rod, glass armonica for Mozart and Beethoven and anti-counterfeiting techniques.
2026-07-23 08:12:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-23 09:03:00 +0000 UTC(51m)
Modern Marvels
The 1980s transitioned from Industrial to Information Age with brick cell phones, Pac-Man, Rubik's Cube, Sony Walkman, and CDs microchips revolutionized work, play, and communication through Silicon Valley innovations including Apple computers.
2026-07-23 07:22:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-23 08:12:00 +0000 UTC(50m)
Modern Marvels
All life-forms and modern technology are built on a foundation of carbon the steel industry coal-fired power plants graphite pencils a charcoal water filter diamonds.
2026-07-23 06:32:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-23 07:22:00 +0000 UTC(50m)
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The supermarket has become one of the great success stories of modern retailing bar coding and other technological advancements the psychology of the supermarket, including the store layout, lighting, music and aromas.
2026-07-22 20:28:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-22 21:21:00 +0000 UTC(53m)
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A 2000 Ford Taurus gets dissected to demonstrate the evolution of the automobile's major systems automotive historians and experts describe how cars have evolved and explain major advances.
2026-07-22 18:39:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-22 20:28:00 +0000 UTC(1h49m)
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Explore the hottest trends in gadgets, how they've evolved and where they're going discover which gadget inventors may hold tomorrow's hottest new trends and learn why some gadgets succeed while others crash and burn.
2026-07-22 17:46:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-22 18:39:00 +0000 UTC(53m)
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Around the world and across the eons, gold stands as a symbol of power, wealth, and love the story of the hunters of the precious metal and their methods for extracting it.
2026-07-22 16:53:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-22 17:46:00 +0000 UTC(53m)
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