
Modern Marvels
They're the meat in our sandwiches and slices of American pop culture.

They're the meat in our sandwiches and slices of American pop culture.

History of the U.S. Mint and the Bureau of Printing and Engraving.

A countdown of the top gizmos and gadgets featured on "Modern Marvels."

Alexander Graham Bell races Elisha Gray to patent the telephone.

The world's most popular entertainment, from who invented it to who made it a reality.

Sophisticated cultures develop codes for communication from hieroglyphics to modern cyberspace.

Photographic pioneers; Joseph Niepce; Louis Daguerre; William Henry Fox; George Eastman.

Rare film from the Edison Studios marks the invention of the motion picture.

Tools and toys from Zippo lighters to Palm Pilots; examine technology behind life-changing gadgets.

The Bible provides a glimpse into the origins of ancient technology.

Edison created electric lights, motion pictures, and sound recording that evolved into modern tech.

Thomas Edison announces a plan for central lighting in New York.

His movies are legend, his women beautiful, and his toys the best in the world.

Since inception, the gaming industry has been a driving force in computer technology.

Franklin: 18th century's foremost scientist creating stoves, lightning rods, and bifocal glasses.

DVD, CD, PDA, HDTV, PVR--used to be the ultimate in "gotta have it" gadgets.

Leonardo da Vinci: great artist, scientist, and inventor with incredible machine designs and plans.

Episode counts down a list of the top ten technological innovations of the last generation.

How things now considered obsolete worked such as the typewriter, VCR, analog TV and vinyl record.

The Alaskan oil pipeline's technological triumph over mountains, tundra and subzero temperatures.