Modern Marvels
Construction of the California Department of Transportation Headquarters design excavation skeleton hurricane- and earthquake-proofing structural systems.
2025-12-18 05:00:00 +0000 UTC→2025-12-18 05:52:00 +0000 UTC(52m)
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Modern Marvels Essentials: Mackinac Bridge
Come take a trip across the incredible Mackinac Bridge, and discover why it's one of the world's most amazing construction projects.
2025-12-18 04:33:00 +0000 UTC→2025-12-18 05:00:00 +0000 UTC(27m)
Modern Marvels
Adam learns the true meaning of heavy when he visits legendary heavy equipment manufacturer: John Deere big machines do big jobs and he gets an inside look at how top brands like SANY and JCB are pushing the envelope on what these machines can do.
2025-12-18 03:42:00 +0000 UTC→2025-12-18 04:33:00 +0000 UTC(51m)
Modern Marvels
The construction of the 51-mile canal that took ten years to build and employed over 40,000 workers, 6,000 of whom died of yellow fever, malaria, and other horrors an earlier, nine-year attempt by the French ended in failure and cost 20,000 lives.
2025-12-17 23:15:00 +0000 UTC→2025-12-18 00:09:00 +0000 UTC(54m)
Modern Marvels
San Francisco's Oakland Bay Bridge features a unique double suspension.
2025-12-17 22:22:00 +0000 UTC→2025-12-17 23:15:00 +0000 UTC(53m)
Modern Marvels
The Cape Cod Canal represents an engineering feat many believed impossible begun in 1909 during the Great Depression, this major commerce and recreational Intracoastal Waterway route showcases determination, ingenuity, and American spirit.
2025-12-17 21:29:00 +0000 UTC→2025-12-17 22:22:00 +0000 UTC(53m)
Modern Marvels
The history of one of the world's most famous bridges, London's Tower Bridge when it was erected in 1892, it became a postcard image of London, but the famed gothic towers of this pioneering steel structure, sheathed in stone, are purely decorative.
2025-12-17 20:34:00 +0000 UTC→2025-12-17 21:29:00 +0000 UTC(55m)
Modern Marvels
Much of New York City's history can be viewed via its bridges, all 18 that connect Manhattan Island to its neighbors the episode looks at these architectural masterpieces from the age of iron and steel and show how they have changed destinies.
2025-12-17 19:39:00 +0000 UTC→2025-12-17 20:34:00 +0000 UTC(55m)
Modern Marvels
Named one of the seven engineering wonders of the modern age, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel connects Virginia proper with its easternmost landmass stretching 17 miles across the historic bay, the structure includes highways and islands.
2025-12-17 18:45:00 +0000 UTC→2025-12-17 19:39:00 +0000 UTC(54m)
Modern Marvels
The story of the construction of America's national highway system, from its beginnings in 1912, which it was conceived by auto and headlight tycoons, to its completion in 1984, when the last stoplight was removed and buried.
2025-12-17 17:52:00 +0000 UTC→2025-12-17 18:45:00 +0000 UTC(53m)
Modern Marvels
Construction problems of mega-skyscrapers exterior wall system energy-conserving glass safety issues aesthetics.
2025-12-17 17:00:00 +0000 UTC→2025-12-17 17:52:00 +0000 UTC(52m)
Modern Marvels
The Cape Cod Canal represents an engineering feat many believed impossible begun in 1909 during the Great Depression, this major commerce and recreational Intracoastal Waterway route showcases determination, ingenuity, and American spirit.
2025-12-17 09:29:00 +0000 UTC→2025-12-17 10:22:00 +0000 UTC(53m)
Modern Marvels
The history of one of the world's most famous bridges, London's Tower Bridge when it was erected in 1892, it became a postcard image of London, but the famed gothic towers of this pioneering steel structure, sheathed in stone, are purely decorative.
2025-12-17 08:34:00 +0000 UTC→2025-12-17 09:29:00 +0000 UTC(55m)
Modern Marvels
Much of New York City's history can be viewed via its bridges, all 18 that connect Manhattan Island to its neighbors the episode looks at these architectural masterpieces from the age of iron and steel and show how they have changed destinies.
2025-12-17 07:39:00 +0000 UTC→2025-12-17 08:34:00 +0000 UTC(55m)
Modern Marvels
Named one of the seven engineering wonders of the modern age, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel connects Virginia proper with its easternmost landmass stretching 17 miles across the historic bay, the structure includes highways and islands.
2025-12-17 06:45:00 +0000 UTC→2025-12-17 07:39:00 +0000 UTC(54m)
Modern Marvels
The story of the construction of America's national highway system, from its beginnings in 1912, which it was conceived by auto and headlight tycoons, to its completion in 1984, when the last stoplight was removed and buried.
2025-12-17 05:52:00 +0000 UTC→2025-12-17 06:45:00 +0000 UTC(53m)
Modern Marvels
Construction problems of mega-skyscrapers exterior wall system energy-conserving glass safety issues aesthetics.
2025-12-17 05:00:00 +0000 UTC→2025-12-17 05:52:00 +0000 UTC(52m)
Modern Marvels Essentials: Coin Operated
From vending to video games, payphones to parking meters, explore the inner workings of the coin-operated world.
2025-12-17 04:33:00 +0000 UTC→2025-12-17 05:00:00 +0000 UTC(27m)
Modern Marvels
Examine Edwards Air Force Base's colorful history as America's premier flight test center for over 60 years every Air Force aircraft was tested there, including current projects like the Airborne Laser designed to destroy ballistic missiles.
2025-12-17 03:40:00 +0000 UTC→2025-12-17 04:33:00 +0000 UTC(53m)
Modern Marvels
The development of jet technology and rocket fuel during World War II culminates in test pilot Chuck Yeager breaking the sound barrier on Oct. 10, 1947.
2025-12-16 22:20:00 +0000 UTC→2025-12-16 23:14:00 +0000 UTC(54m)