Modern Marvels

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Household Gadgets
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We trace the history of household appliances and how they've made things much more convenient.
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City Beneath Our Feet, The AKA Underground Surprises
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Workers build and maintain urban infrastructures underground.
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The Chunnel
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The job of joining Britain and France via a tunnel under the English Channel was a challenge. Geologists tracked the only safe route with satellite technology, and French and British .. show full overview
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The Space Station
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Join us on an out-of-this-world exploration of the history of long-duration life in space--from the first Soviet station to Skylab to Mir to the International Space Station. Experience .. show full overview
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Bridges
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Bridges play a key role in the human quest to connect and unify.
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Prisons
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The philosophy and architecture of today's U.S. prisons emerge from those of history.
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Gadgets
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Close cousins to machines and tools, gadgets are mechanical or electronic devices that make life a bit easier. While they don't always fall into clear categories, we know one when we see .. show full overview
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Office Wonders
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The stories behind everything from the paper clip to the laser printer. From chance discoveries never intended to wind up at work to the irony of labor saving devices and why they can actually create more work.
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Great Inventions
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Wheel; steam engine; railroad; automobile; airplane; printing press; electric light; wireless telegraph; telephone; television; computer.
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War Planes of World War II
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World War II sees more planes built in a single year than had been built in the previous 40.
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Police Technology
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When police forces were born in the 1800s, British "bobbies" made due with a billy club. Public wariness and institutional resistance to change held back technological advances for much .. show full overview
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Disaster Technology
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Technological tools help science mitigate nature's fury.
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Tower Bridge
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A look at London's Tower Bridge, a fine example of Victorian engineering and architecture that has attracted tourists since its inauguration on June 30, 1894, by Edward, the Prince of Wales.
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Concrete
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Invented by the ancient Romans, concrete is a relatively simple formula that changed the world. Concrete has been used to divide an entire country, as in the Berlin Wall, and to unite .. show full overview
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Camping Technology
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As camping technology develops, it provides greater access to diverse outdoor environments. The earliest camping technology was developed out of necessity. When men headed off to war, .. show full overview
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Private Planes
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From vintage aircraft to homemade winged wonders to posh private jets. It's a tale that merges technological progress and the fantasies of an unique type of person, who refuses to be grounded by earth's surly bonds.
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Race Cars
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Today, race cars tear up the tracks at 300 mph. Computers and space-age composite materials are as much as part of racing as the drivers. They're fast, they're thrilling, and they've .. show full overview
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Traffic
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Go into air traffic control centers and the planning offices of transportation managers nationwide for a revealing look at a growing crisis.
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Buses
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Buses go from an eight-passenger carriage to a wheeled luxury liner.
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Gold Mines
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Around the world and across the eons, gold stands as a symbol of power, wealth, and love. The quest for the yellow metal took men across oceans, into the depths of the Alaskan winter, .. show full overview
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Banks
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The history of financial institutions including the technology they have used in the past and their modern applications.
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The Erie Canal
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It was a 363-mile highway linking the western frontier to the Atlantic seaboard. It shaped the history of the nation and transformed New York City from a minor seaport into a commercial capital.
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Trucks
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They are the backbone of the transportation and construction industries. Versatile, vital and ubiquitous, trucks perform jobs from carting off mountains to keeping nations fed.
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Aswan Dam
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See how the Aswan High Dam socially, politically, culturally, and agriculturally affected Egypt.
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China's Great Dam
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Will it be the concrete key to a new China, or a disaster of epic proportions?
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The Maginot Line
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Go inside the ambitious fortifications that nevertheless failed to protect France from Nazi aggression.
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The Quest for Muscle
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Explores the desire, the drive, and the methods which people have used throughout the centuries to develop strength for athletic bodies.
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Video Games: Behind the Fun
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A fun-filled glimpse into the not so distant history of video games. Since inception, the gaming industry has been a driving force in computer technology and video games are one of today's dominant entertainment mediums.
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Body Shop Part 1
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Part 1 of a two-hour show that goes under the hood and a whole lot farther.
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Body Shop Part 2
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Part 2 of a two-hour show that goes under the hood and a whole lot farther.
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Machine Tools
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Beginning with the story of the steam engine and traveling forward to modern-day "machining centers" that are used to make incredibly complex space shuttle parts, we'll examine the basic .. show full overview
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Farming Technology
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The US agricultural process, from seed to shelf, is so efficient that most people don't think much about it. We review the evolution of the tools used to produce food, show the steps in .. show full overview
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Assembly Line
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The history of how assembly lines revolutionized the modern world which can help manufacture anything from a small electronic to a jumbo jet.
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Suez Canal
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Since its completion in 1869, the Suez Canal has been a vital link in world trade and a point of controversy in geopolitics. Today, more than 20,000 ships transit the canal yearly.
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London Underground
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Head beneath the streets of London for an in-depth look at the world's first underground railway.
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Combat Training
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Sign up at the ultimate survival school, where soldiers learn to kill or be killed. We follow combat training throughout history, reviewing survival skills and psychological tools--from .. show full overview
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Remote Operated Vehicles
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It all started with the vision of the legendary scientist Nikola Tesla, who built a remote controlled, steam-powered boat in 1898. A little over a century later, unmanned vehicles have .. show full overview
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Death Devices
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The hangman, guillotine, gas chamber, firing squad, and electric chair are just a few of the ways in which societies have rid themselves of those who committed capital crimes. The .. show full overview
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Inventions of War
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Arising from the horrible carnage, deprivation, and suffering caused by war is a countless array of everyday items--from hairbrushes to microwaves--that directly descend from wartime innovations.
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Engineering Disasters 2
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A look at unforeseeable factors and what made these engineering feats into engineering disasters. Some are "fairly bought" like Rocket engineers pushing the technological envelope .. show full overview
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Line of Defense
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Fortification evolved as man tried to defend his territory from attack. From fenced-in hills to walled cities to impenetrable forts, strongholds of the past echo the history of battles for territorial control.

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