16 episodes
  • 8. Bullet Trains

    8. Bullet Trains

    Traveling between 135 and 190 miles per hour, bullet trains have an astonishingly high safety record. And discover magnetic levitation, which can move passenger trains 345 miles per hour and beyond!
    Traveling between 135 and 190 miles per hour, bullet trains have an astonishingly high safety record. And discover magnetic levitation, which can move passenger trains 345 miles per hour and beyond!
    TV-PG
    45min
    Mar 10, 2003
  • 11. Titanic Tech

    11. Titanic Tech

    Welcome aboard the Titanic. The ship, lauded for its technological advances, tragically sank on its maiden voyage due to an iceberg collision, resulting in over 1,500 lives lost.
    Welcome aboard the Titanic. The ship, lauded for its technological advances, tragically sank on its maiden voyage due to an iceberg collision, resulting in over 1,500 lives lost.
    TV-PG
    45min
    Mar 31, 2003
  • 17. The Exterminator

    17. The Exterminator

    Termites, mosquitoes, rats, mice, ants and cockroaches have spread disease and death for millions of years. We trace pest control from humble ancient beginnings to today's Integrated Pest Management.
    Termites, mosquitoes, rats, mice, ants and cockroaches have spread disease and death for millions of years. We trace pest control from humble ancient beginnings to today's Integrated Pest Management.
    TV-PG
    45min
    Jun 2, 2003
  • 18. Dangerous Cargo

    18. Dangerous Cargo

    Toxic traffic is everywhere! From wooden crates filled with explosives to HAZMAT containers of nuclear waste, we shadow dangerous cargo.
    Toxic traffic is everywhere! From wooden crates filled with explosives to HAZMAT containers of nuclear waste, we shadow dangerous cargo.
    TV-PG
    45min
    Jun 24, 2003
  • 20. Logging Tech

    20. Logging Tech

    Come into the woods and join us as we explore today's cutting-edge, controversial logging industry-a world striving to protect nature while also devouring it.
    Come into the woods and join us as we explore today's cutting-edge, controversial logging industry-a world striving to protect nature while also devouring it.
    TV-PG
    45min
    Jul 8, 2003
  • 23. Car Crashes

    23. Car Crashes

    Car-crash technology has led to safer roads and cars. Find out if computers and radar can prevent everything from fender-benders to pile-ups.
    Car-crash technology has led to safer roads and cars. Find out if computers and radar can prevent everything from fender-benders to pile-ups.
    TV-14
    45min
    Jul 22, 2003
  • 27. Military Movers

    27. Military Movers

    The challenge: Move millions of soldiers and tons of cargo halfway around the world and into the thick of action. How? Use the biggest ships, the widest planes, and the strongest trucks.
    The challenge: Move millions of soldiers and tons of cargo halfway around the world and into the thick of action. How? Use the biggest ships, the widest planes, and the strongest trucks.
    TV-PG
    45min
    Aug 5, 2003
  • 31. Metal

    31. Metal

    They constitute the very essence of the modern world.
    They constitute the very essence of the modern world.
    TV-PG
    45min
    Aug 18, 2003
  • 33. Bullets

    33. Bullets

    From 'safe' bullets that stop hijackers but leave aircraft unscathed to bullets that chain-saw through steel and 'smart' bullets computer-programmed to hit a target, examine the evolution of bullets.
    From 'safe' bullets that stop hijackers but leave aircraft unscathed to bullets that chain-saw through steel and 'smart' bullets computer-programmed to hit a target, examine the evolution of bullets.
    TV-PG
    45min
    Aug 12, 2003
  • 34. Overseas Highway

    34. Overseas Highway

    A spectacular roadway some 120 miles long, the Overseas Highway links mainland Florida with the Florida Keys, and contains 51 bridges, including the Seven-Mile Bridge. Explore its history and design.
    A spectacular roadway some 120 miles long, the Overseas Highway links mainland Florida with the Florida Keys, and contains 51 bridges, including the Seven-Mile Bridge. Explore its history and design.
    TV-PG
    42min
    Sep 2, 2003
  • 36. Smart Bombs

    36. Smart Bombs

    Precision-guided munitions and smart bombs have been around for awhile. Join us for the underground history of smart bombs, and a glimpse into the future of precision weapons.
    Precision-guided munitions and smart bombs have been around for awhile. Join us for the underground history of smart bombs, and a glimpse into the future of precision weapons.
    TV-14
    45min
    Sep 29, 2003
  • 37. Lake Pontchartrain Causeway

    37. Lake Pontchartrain Causeway

    New Orleans' Lake Pontchartrain Causeway is an engineering marvel: Two ribbons of concrete-at nearly 23.87 and 23.88 miles long each-form the world's longest automobile bridge.
    New Orleans' Lake Pontchartrain Causeway is an engineering marvel: Two ribbons of concrete-at nearly 23.87 and 23.88 miles long each-form the world's longest automobile bridge.
    TV-PG
    45min
    Oct 14, 2003
  • 55. Failed Inventions

    55. Failed Inventions

    Join us for a salute to the dreamers and schemers who brought the world an odd assortment of flawed ideas.
    Join us for a salute to the dreamers and schemers who brought the world an odd assortment of flawed ideas.
    TV-PG
    45min
    Jan 1, 2002
  • 57. Egyptian Pyramids

    57. Egyptian Pyramids

    Constructed as tombs for ancient pharaohs, over 100 pyramids remain in Egypt. Built during a span of well over 1,000 years, they stand as cultural and engineering marvels of staggering proportions.
    Constructed as tombs for ancient pharaohs, over 100 pyramids remain in Egypt. Built during a span of well over 1,000 years, they stand as cultural and engineering marvels of staggering proportions.
    TV-PG
    44min
    Dec 17, 2003
  • 59. Toys

    59. Toys

    All aboard the nostalgia express as we explore the toys of our youth. We talk with collectors and visit companies that make electric trains, Matchbox Cars, GI Joe action figures, and LEGO Bricks.
    All aboard the nostalgia express as we explore the toys of our youth. We talk with collectors and visit companies that make electric trains, Matchbox Cars, GI Joe action figures, and LEGO Bricks.
    TV-PG
    43min
    Dec 22, 2003
  • 933. Space Shuttle Columbia

    933. Space Shuttle Columbia

    This is the story of the Columbia, the first shuttle to fly to outer space, from inception to tragic demise in January 2003.
    This is the story of the Columbia, the first shuttle to fly to outer space, from inception to tragic demise in January 2003.
    TV-14
    45min
    Aug 25, 2003
  • Modern Marvels
    IMDb 8.1/10200321 seasons
    Modern Marvels celebrates the history and ingenuity of technology.
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