
Modern Marvels
Some machines built for sheer spectacle.

Some machines built for sheer spectacle.

Technicians risk their lives in order to provide electric power and 21st-century communications.

Power-driven machines used to make metal parts help build the modern world.

The world's greatest minds enable us to acquire light, heat and power with the flip of a switch.

Mined from the earth and panned from streams, gold serves as a symbol of power, wealth and love.

Miners extract rough diamonds half a mile underground; explore mining from 4th century BC to today.

Hydraulics open the door for the Industrial Revolution.

The Arizona Cardinals' dome stadium and its movable lawn; Scotts Company.

Wireless technology transformed global communications; trace radio's century-long journey.

The evolution of gadgets; the latest trends for the future.

Episode takes a look at the items found in peoples' pockets all across America.

Adam Richman discovers how Dewalt is making cutting-edge tools.

Primitive humans make tools; computer-designed, high-tech hand tools.

The hidden uses of grease inside giant machines; how grease is made in a New York factory.

Some machines built for sheer spectacle.

Technicians risk their lives in order to provide electric power and 21st-century communications.

Power-driven machines used to make metal parts help build the modern world.

The world's greatest minds enable us to acquire light, heat and power with the flip of a switch.

Mined from the earth and panned from streams, gold serves as a symbol of power, wealth and love.

Miners extract rough diamonds half a mile underground; explore mining from 4th century BC to today.