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Each flip of an electric-light switch attests to the genius of Nikola Tesla, creator of the alternating current (AC) system the Tesla coil energy-efficient bulbs.
2026-06-04 02:43:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-04 03:34:00 +0000 UTC(51m)
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Trapping black bears with West Virginia Division of Natural Resources biologists trapping and releasing feral cats left stranded in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
2026-06-05 10:05:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-05 10:54:00 +0000 UTC(49m)
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An exploration of the Nazi construction called the Atlantic Wall - 3,000 miles of shore fortifications along occupied European coastline the episode highlights the logistics of construction, types of fortifications.
2026-06-05 09:12:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-05 10:05:00 +0000 UTC(53m)
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Considered by many to be the most astounding machine ever built, this reusable spaceship is the apex of flight technology the challenges and the critical issues that led to NASA's decision to create an "airplane" to navigate space.
2026-06-05 08:19:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-05 09:12:00 +0000 UTC(53m)
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In 1973, a desperate America, starved by an OPEC embargo, began construction on an 800-mile lifeline for its oil hunger study the technological triumph of the Alaskan oil pipeline built over mountains and tundra, where temperatures drop below zero.
2026-06-05 07:25:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-05 08:19:00 +0000 UTC(54m)
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The 1970s were a decade of excess dust off your mirror ball, put on your leisure suit, and rediscover the gadgets of the era Play PONG with its inventor and learn how this simple game created a billion dollar empire.
2026-06-05 06:33:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-05 07:25:00 +0000 UTC(52m)
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Color TV satellite broadcasting transistor radios the Ford Mustang.
2026-06-05 05:43:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-05 06:33:00 +0000 UTC(50m)
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Legendary drivers lead us on a record-breaking race through a century-long search for sheer acceleration that began before World War One, when hot-rodders modified Model-T Fords to see how fast they could go.
2026-06-05 04:52:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-05 05:43:00 +0000 UTC(51m)
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The controversial logging industry topples 4 billion trees annually in a world striving to protect nature while devouring it.
2026-06-05 04:00:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-05 04:52:00 +0000 UTC(52m)
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From colossal devices designed to save the world to mind-expanding, world-shrinking machines, tracing the evolution of mice and menus learning about the world's most powerful computer that operates at 12-trillion calculations a second.
2026-06-04 21:05:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-04 21:58:00 +0000 UTC(53m)
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Tea ranks as world's second most popular drink with ancient origins explore Lipton's Suffolk plant producing teabags, Charleston Plantation's cultivation, Boston Tea Party history, Clipper Ships bringing Chinese tea, and modern herbal varieties.
2026-06-04 20:14:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-04 21:05:00 +0000 UTC(51m)
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Doomsday threats range from very real, nuclear arsenals, to controversial, global warming, to futuristic - nanotechnology, cyborgs, and robots.
2026-06-04 19:22:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-04 20:14:00 +0000 UTC(52m)
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The U.S. Navy's most lethal fighter, the F-14, soars at supersonic speeds.
2026-06-04 18:31:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-04 19:22:00 +0000 UTC(51m)
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Take a supersonic flight through a world of flying machines that are redefining our skies pull serious G's in the U.S. military's latest fighter jet: the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
2026-06-04 17:41:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-04 18:31:00 +0000 UTC(50m)
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The evolution of the assembly line, which has produced billions of products, from toys to Boeing 747s, cheaply and quickly Americans overcome prejudices toward blacks and women in factories during World War II a family of auto assembly workers.
2026-06-04 16:49:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-04 17:41:00 +0000 UTC(52m)
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The world's best extreme athletes, designers, manufacturers, and engineers explain and demonstrate why the gadgets, gear, and technology of these sports have captured the public's imagination and revolutionized the sporting industry.
2026-06-04 16:00:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-04 16:49:00 +0000 UTC(49m)
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World War I is the first lethal combination of Industrial Age technology and war on a large scale.
2026-06-04 15:07:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-04 16:00:00 +0000 UTC(53m)
Modern Marvels
From colossal devices designed to save the world to mind-expanding, world-shrinking machines, tracing the evolution of mice and menus learning about the world's most powerful computer that operates at 12-trillion calculations a second.
2026-06-04 09:05:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-04 09:58:00 +0000 UTC(53m)
Modern Marvels
Tea ranks as world's second most popular drink with ancient origins explore Lipton's Suffolk plant producing teabags, Charleston Plantation's cultivation, Boston Tea Party history, Clipper Ships bringing Chinese tea, and modern herbal varieties.
2026-06-04 08:14:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-04 09:05:00 +0000 UTC(51m)
Modern Marvels
Doomsday threats range from very real, nuclear arsenals, to controversial, global warming, to futuristic - nanotechnology, cyborgs, and robots.
2026-06-04 07:22:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-04 08:14:00 +0000 UTC(52m)
Modern Marvels
The U.S. Navy's most lethal fighter, the F-14, soars at supersonic speeds.
2026-06-04 06:31:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-04 07:22:00 +0000 UTC(51m)
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