Modern Marvels
The world's greatest minds enable us to acquire light, heat and power with the flip of a switch.
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How distance, time, speed, weight and temperature are measured.
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Glue history from Neolithic animal glue on skulls to modern adhesives lifting 6,000-pound trucks.
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Modern Marvels
Amazing, ingenious and ultrasturdy materials help to ensure the continuation of society.
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Bathroom technology; Kohler makes a digitally controlled shower complete with steam, music and LED.
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Modern Marvels
It was a science first conjured amid the fiery ovens of ancient blacksmiths.
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Modern Marvels
Hundreds of years before steel and plastic, wood was the building block of America.
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People battle foul odors, from cesspools and rotting meat to landfills and bad breath.
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Quarries use dynamite to extract rock, civilization's raw material for construction.
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The evolution of the assembly line, which has produced billions of products, from toys to jets.
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How batteries are made, what they power and what uses they may have in the future.
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The controversial logging industry topples 4 billion trees annually.
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History of alcohol distillery; how each liquor is produced; spirits-tasting event.
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Paint protects ships, Stealth Bombers, and surfaces while spanning art canvases to Space Shuttles.
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Modern Marvels
Cut across the centuries to discover how the Egyptians arduously sawed stone.
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Chemists do it; Photocopiers do it; if it's not done enough the world will become unglued.
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It's the place where one man's trash is another man's treasure; enter the world of the junkyard.
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The history of bathing and showering; how modern plumbing systems work; history of oral hygiene.
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Renewable energy transforms natural elements into clean power fighting petroleum dependence.
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The past, present and future of insulation technology.
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Modern Marvels
Hundreds of years before steel and plastic, wood was the building block of America.
2026-01-14 16:09:48 +0000 UTC→2026-01-14 17:00:00 +0000 UTC(50m)
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