Modern Marvels
All life-forms and modern technology are built on a foundation of carbon the steel industry coal-fired power plants graphite pencils a charcoal water filter diamonds.
2026-07-23 06:32:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-23 07:22:00 +0000 UTC(50m)
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AV-8-Harrier jump jet Ford Explorer-Firestone tire rollovers offshore oil-rig fire derailment of a high-speed train computer errors almost set off nuclear war.
2026-07-23 12:32:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-23 13:24:00 +0000 UTC(52m)
Modern Marvels
Wartime research and development have revolutionized communication, transportation, and medicine from Spam to nuclear power to hairspray and cell phones, life as we know it ironically owes a lot to war.
2026-07-23 11:40:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-23 12:32:00 +0000 UTC(52m)
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When the men and women aboard a modern submarine hear the command to dive, they can take a measure of comfort in the fact that no US sub has been lost in nearly 40 years, though it's been said that the sea is a more hostile environment than space.
2026-07-23 10:47:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-23 11:40:00 +0000 UTC(53m)
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The U.S. Navy's diving and salvage programs the USS Salvor's underwater remote-operated robots bomb-locating minisub Alvin.
2026-07-23 09:55:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-23 10:47:00 +0000 UTC(52m)
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Mankind harnesses electric power from a variety of sources.
2026-07-23 09:03:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-23 09:55:00 +0000 UTC(52m)
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Benjamin Franklin, the oldest Founding Father, was the late 18th century's foremost scientist and greatest inventor created Pennsylvania Stove, lightning rod, glass armonica for Mozart and Beethoven and anti-counterfeiting techniques.
2026-07-23 08:12:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-23 09:03:00 +0000 UTC(51m)
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The 1980s transitioned from Industrial to Information Age with brick cell phones, Pac-Man, Rubik's Cube, Sony Walkman, and CDs microchips revolutionized work, play, and communication through Silicon Valley innovations including Apple computers.
2026-07-23 07:22:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-23 08:12:00 +0000 UTC(50m)
Modern Marvels
All life-forms and modern technology are built on a foundation of carbon the steel industry coal-fired power plants graphite pencils a charcoal water filter diamonds.
2026-07-23 06:32:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-23 07:22:00 +0000 UTC(50m)
Modern Marvels
The supermarket has become one of the great success stories of modern retailing bar coding and other technological advancements the psychology of the supermarket, including the store layout, lighting, music and aromas.
2026-07-22 20:28:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-22 21:21:00 +0000 UTC(53m)
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A 2000 Ford Taurus gets dissected to demonstrate the evolution of the automobile's major systems automotive historians and experts describe how cars have evolved and explain major advances.
2026-07-22 18:39:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-22 20:28:00 +0000 UTC(1h49m)
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Explore the hottest trends in gadgets, how they've evolved and where they're going discover which gadget inventors may hold tomorrow's hottest new trends and learn why some gadgets succeed while others crash and burn.
2026-07-22 17:46:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-22 18:39:00 +0000 UTC(53m)
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Around the world and across the eons, gold stands as a symbol of power, wealth, and love the story of the hunters of the precious metal and their methods for extracting it.
2026-07-22 16:53:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-22 17:46:00 +0000 UTC(53m)
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More than two million people die in the U.S. annually, creating 5,500 daily burials with 80 percent choosing caskets and 20 percent cremation explore dealing with death throughout centuries and today's $20-billion funeral industry.
2026-07-22 16:00:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-22 16:53:00 +0000 UTC(53m)
Modern Marvels Essentials: The Butcher
The butcher's craft is a fusion of knives and technology, old world skills and modern day tools.
2026-07-22 15:33:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-22 16:00:00 +0000 UTC(27m)
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The Maginot Line, a defensive string of forts with enfilading firepower, was built by France between World War One and World War Two.
2026-07-22 14:38:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-22 15:33:00 +0000 UTC(55m)
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The evolution of technology how things now considered obsolete worked such as the typewriter, VCR, analog TV, vinyl record, film camera and brick-sized mobile phone, as well as products that superseded them.
2026-07-22 12:54:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-22 13:46:00 +0000 UTC(52m)
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Inventions for holding off a global warming meltdown include giant solar energy towers, a rooftop wind turbine, a car that runs on air and a kite that tows a cargo ship.
2026-07-22 12:01:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-22 12:54:00 +0000 UTC(53m)
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Fast and powerful, they come in a hundred shapes and a thousand colors to some, motorcycles symbolize freedom to others, they simply stand for trouble episode race back in time and see how, for over a hundred years, motorcycles inspired riders.
2026-07-22 10:14:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-22 12:01:00 +0000 UTC(1h47m)
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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.
2026-07-22 09:21:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-22 10:14:00 +0000 UTC(53m)
Modern Marvels
The supermarket has become one of the great success stories of modern retailing bar coding and other technological advancements the psychology of the supermarket, including the store layout, lighting, music and aromas.
2026-07-22 08:28:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-22 09:21:00 +0000 UTC(53m)
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