Modern Marvels
The electric shock comes in many forms, including lightning, stun guns, eels and the electric chair.
The electric shock comes in many forms, including lightning, stun guns, eels and the electric chair.
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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 technology behind the Winter Olympics, including the bobsled run, ski jump and speed skating.
Examines what happens when engineers get their calculations wrong.
The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald; the Buffalo Creek Dam disaster.
Plunging into the muck that paved the way for groundbreaking innovations.
Adam Richman visits a central Pennsylvanian cheese maker; inside Kroger as they package cheese.
Tours of some of the finest whiskey distilleries in the world and their unique stamps.
Strength measurement: explore rope, diamond, tugboat power from Spectra fiber to Lexan materials.
When a gusher shoots flames into the air, only a handful of men know how to snuff out the monster.
The world's greatest minds enable us to acquire light, heat and power with the flip of a switch.
Steam power; Jay Leno fires up two steam cars and an 11-ton steam tractor; locomotive; steamboat.
The creation of a canal turns Massachusetts' Cape Cod into an island.
Hydraulics open the door for the Industrial Revolution.
Rivers and aqueducts quench millions' thirst; without them, large cities would become ghost towns.
The technology behind the Winter Olympics, including the bobsled run, ski jump and speed skating.
Examines what happens when engineers get their calculations wrong.
The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald; the Buffalo Creek Dam disaster.
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