Modern Marvels
Episode explores the science and technology of building and operating a base in a warzone.
Episode explores the science and technology of building and operating a base in a warzone.
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Photographic pioneers; Joseph Niepce; Louis Daguerre; William Henry Fox; George Eastman.
It's the unsung essential of modern life; canning is the method of preserving and packaging food.
Examining how frequently experts in various disciplines can hit their targets.
How to construct a modern cartridge, and demonstrations of modern firepower.
A pilot who builds his own jet-powered glider; canoe makers in Montana; a knife maker in Washington.
Data lines; power; plumbing; photovoltaics; conserving energy.
Opened in 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge is the engineering wonder of its time.
Bridges play a key role in the human quest to connect and unify.
Beer evolved from ancient Pharaohs and Founding Fathers to today's multi-billion-dollar industry.
Testing the breaking points of vehicles and crash test dummies; firing rounds at bulletproof glass.
Football fans arrive early to participate in pre-game revelry.
Booby traps from the ancient Egyptians, Chinese, Greek, and Romans to the Middle Eastern crisis.
The biggest machines and their smallest counterparts; Airbus A380 and microjet.
The Bible provides a glimpse into the origins of ancient technology.
Franklin: 18th century's foremost scientist creating stoves, lightning rods, and bifocal glasses.
Barbecue evolved into multi-billion industry with famous cook-offs and post-WWII backyard grilling.
Episode explores the science and technology of building and operating a base in a warzone.
The forts, weapons and technology of barbarians.
The Wilson Sporting Goods football factory; Rawlings' Costa Rica baseball factory.
Data lines; power; plumbing; photovoltaics; conserving energy.
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