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| Original Air Date—1 January 1995
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| Original Air Date—21 May 1995
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| Original Air Date—1 October 1995
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| Original Air Date—1 October 1995
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| Original Air Date—2 March 2007
Examining construction of the national highway system, from its conception in 1912 to completion in 1984. |
| Season 1, Episode 6: OilOriginal Air Date—9 November 1995
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| Season 1, Episode 47: Star CityOriginal Air Date—4 September 2002
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| Original Air Date—4 February 1996
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| Original Air Date—11 February 1996
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| Season 3, Episode 5: SatellitesOriginal Air Date—17 August 1997
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| Original Air Date—18 January 1998
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| Original Air Date—3 April 1998
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| Original Air Date—28 October 1998
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| Original Air Date—7 December 1998
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| Season 5, Episode 2: AirshipsOriginal Air Date—1999
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| Original Air Date—6 January 1999
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| Original Air Date—22 February 1999
Features The Great Molasses Flood of 1919 and other engineering disasters. |
| Original Air Date—15 March 1999
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| Original Air Date—30 March 1999
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| Original Air Date—20 April 1999
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| Original Air Date—26 April 1999
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| Original Air Date—1 May 1999
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| Season 5, Episode 10: Bombs!Original Air Date—13 May 1999
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| Original Air Date—25 May 1999
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| Season 5, Episode 12: DynamiteOriginal Air Date—21 June 1999
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| Original Air Date—6 July 1999
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| Season 5, Episode 14: Hoover DamOriginal Air Date—12 July 1999
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| Original Air Date—19 July 1999
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| Original Air Date—2 August 1999
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| Season 5, Episode 17: ParachutesOriginal Air Date—23 August 1999
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| Season 5, Episode 18: NewspapersOriginal Air Date—31 August 1999
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| Season 5, Episode 19: FireworksOriginal Air Date—6 September 1999
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| Original Air Date—13 September 1999
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| Season 5, Episode 21: SimulatorsOriginal Air Date—27 September 1999
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| Original Air Date—11 October 1999
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| Original Air Date—12 October 1999
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| Original Air Date—13 October 1999
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| Season 5, Episode 25: FortsOriginal Air Date—18 October 1999
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| Original Air Date—25 October 1999
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| Season 5, Episode 27: DemolitionOriginal Air Date—8 November 1999
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| Original Air Date—15 November 1999
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| Original Air Date—16 November 1999
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| Original Air Date—29 November 1999
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| Original Air Date—8 December 1999
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| Original Air Date—13 December 1999
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| Original Air Date—14 December 1999
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| Season 5, Episode 34: BalloonsOriginal Air Date—16 December 1999
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| Original Air Date—3 January 2000
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| Original Air Date—10 January 2000
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| Original Air Date—11 January 2000
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| Original Air Date—3 February 2000
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| Original Air Date—26 February 2000
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| Season 6, Episode 6: BridgesOriginal Air Date—29 February 2000
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| Season 6, Episode 7: PrisonsOriginal Air Date—6 March 2000
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| Season 6, Episode 8: GadgetsOriginal Air Date—13 March 2000
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| Original Air Date—14 March 2000
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| Original Air Date—15 March 2000
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| Original Air Date—16 March 2000
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| Original Air Date—17 April 2000
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| Original Air Date—8 May 2000
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| Original Air Date—25 May 2000
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| Season 6, Episode 15: ConcreteOriginal Air Date—31 May 2000
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| Original Air Date—6 June 2000
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| Original Air Date—12 June 2000
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| Season 6, Episode 18: Race CarsOriginal Air Date—19 June 2000
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| Season 6, Episode 19: TrafficOriginal Air Date—22 June 2000
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| Season 6, Episode 20: BusesOriginal Air Date—27 July 2000
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| Season 6, Episode 21: Gold MinesOriginal Air Date—31 July 2000
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| Season 6, Episode 22: BanksOriginal Air Date—3 August 2000
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| Original Air Date—14 August 2000
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| Season 6, Episode 24: TrucksOriginal Air Date—22 August 2000
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| Season 6, Episode 25: Aswan DamOriginal Air Date—11 September 2000
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| Original Air Date—13 September 2000
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| Original Air Date—18 September 2000
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| Original Air Date—9 October 2000
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| Original Air Date—17 October 2000
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| Original Air Date—18 October 2000
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| Original Air Date—19 October 2000
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| Season 6, Episode 34: Suez CanalOriginal Air Date—25 October 2000
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| Original Air Date—2 November 2000
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| Original Air Date—6 November 2000
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| Original Air Date—8 November 2000
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| Original Air Date—14 November 2000
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| Original Air Date—5 December 2000
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| Original Air Date—12 December 2000
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| Original Air Date—17 December 2000
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| Original Air Date—19 December 2000
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| Original Air Date—8 January 2001
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| Original Air Date—16 January 2001
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| Season 7, Episode 3: Apollo 13Original Air Date—23 January 2001
A chronicle of the Apollo 13 flight in 1970, which almost ended in disaster when a liquid-oxygen tank ruptured, stranding the crew in space. |
| Original Air Date—29 January 2001
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| Original Air Date—7 February 2001
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| Original Air Date—13 February 2001
A look at garage gadgets, including leaf blowers and lawn mowers. |
| Original Air Date—22 February 2001
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| Original Air Date—1 March 2001
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| Original Air Date—12 March 2001
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| Original Air Date—19 March 2001
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| Season 7, Episode 11: ComputersOriginal Air Date—11 April 2001
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| Original Air Date—16 April 2001
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| Original Air Date—7 May 2001
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| Original Air Date—14 May 2001
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| Season 7, Episode 15: CodesOriginal Air Date—21 May 2001
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| Original Air Date—11 June 2001
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| Original Air Date—19 June 2001
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| Original Air Date—25 June 2001
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| Original Air Date—25 June 2001
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| Original Air Date—27 June 2001
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| Original Air Date—24 July 2001
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| Season 7, Episode 22: SaloonsOriginal Air Date—25 July 2001
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| Season 7, Episode 23: CannonsOriginal Air Date—21 August 2001
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| Original Air Date—28 August 2001
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| Season 7, Episode 25: Air ShowsOriginal Air Date—4 September 2001
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| Season 7, Episode 26: West PointOriginal Air Date—11 September 2001
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| Season 7, Episode 27: QuarriesOriginal Air Date—18 September 2001
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| Original Air Date—19 September 2001
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| Original Air Date—15 October 2001
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| Original Air Date—15 October 2001
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| Original Air Date—17 October 2001
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| Season 7, Episode 32: BunkersOriginal Air Date—23 October 2001
A look at the history of defensive fortification bunkers. Included: Hitler's Berlin bunker. |
| Season 7, Episode 33: CemeteriesOriginal Air Date—30 October 2001
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| Season 7, Episode 34: Drive-ThruOriginal Air Date—27 November 2001
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| Original Air Date—28 November 2001
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| Original Air Date—29 November 2001
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| Season 7, Episode 37: GlassOriginal Air Date—1 December 2001
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| Original Air Date—4 December 2001
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| Original Air Date—11 December 2001
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| Original Air Date—2 January 2002
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| Original Air Date—17 January 2002
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| Original Air Date—28 January 2002
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| Original Air Date—28 January 2002
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| Original Air Date—30 January 2002
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| Original Air Date—31 January 2002
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| Original Air Date—1 February 2002
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| Original Air Date—19 February 2002
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| Original Air Date—26 February 2002
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| Original Air Date—5 March 2002
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| Season 8, Episode 11: The F-14Original Air Date—14 May 2003
A look at the F-14 Tomcat jet fighter. |
| Season 8, Episode 12: MotorsOriginal Air Date—19 March 2002
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| Season 8, Episode 13: The WheelOriginal Air Date—26 March 2002
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| Original Air Date—16 April 2002
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| Season 8, Episode 15: Fire & IceOriginal Air Date—18 April 2002
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| Original Air Date—7 May 2002
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| Original Air Date—14 May 2002
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| Original Air Date—21 May 2002
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| Original Air Date—2 June 2002
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| Original Air Date—4 June 2002
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| Original Air Date—11 June 2002
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| Original Air Date—13 June 2002
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| Season 8, Episode 23: CamouflageOriginal Air Date—18 June 2002
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| Season 8, Episode 24: ModelsOriginal Air Date—20 June 2002
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| Season 8, Episode 25: HangarsOriginal Air Date—25 June 2002
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| Season 8, Episode 26: Super GunsOriginal Air Date—15 July 2002
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| Original Air Date—16 July 2002
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| Season 8, Episode 28: GasolineOriginal Air Date—23 July 2002
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| Season 8, Episode 29: EnginesOriginal Air Date—24 July 2002
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| Season 8, Episode 30: TowingOriginal Air Date—6 August 2002
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| Original Air Date—8 August 2002
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| Season 8, Episode 32: NordhausenOriginal Air Date—13 August 2002
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| Original Air Date—15 August 2002
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| Season 8, Episode 34: The MagnumOriginal Air Date—21 August 2002
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| Season 8, Episode 35: MagnetsOriginal Air Date—27 August 2002
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| Season 8, Episode 36: BreweriesOriginal Air Date—30 August 2002
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| Original Air Date—10 September 2002
The Chrysler Building in New York City is the subject. |
| Original Air Date—17 September 2002
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| Original Air Date—18 September 2002
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| Original Air Date—20 September 2002
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| Season 8, Episode 41: CranesOriginal Air Date—8 October 2002
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| Original Air Date—22 October 2002
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| Original Air Date—28 October 2002
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| Original Air Date—30 October 2002
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| Original Air Date—13 November 2002
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| Original Air Date—2 December 2002
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| Original Air Date—2 December 2002
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| Season 8, Episode 48: LimosOriginal Air Date—4 December 2002
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| Season 8, Episode 49: DigitechOriginal Air Date—5 December 2002
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| Season 8, Episode 50: Salt MinesOriginal Air Date—5 December 2002
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| Season 8, Episode 51: RunwaysOriginal Air Date—17 December 2002
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| Original Air Date—7 January 2003
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| Original Air Date—30 January 2003
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| Original Air Date—4 February 2003
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| Original Air Date—11 February 2003
The history of the Alaska-Canadian (Alcan) Highway is recalled. The 1,522-mile roadway was built in 1942, in only 8 months, by American soldiers. |
| Original Air Date—4 March 2003
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| Original Air Date—5 March 2003
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| Original Air Date—11 March 2003
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| Original Air Date—13 March 2003
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| Original Air Date—18 March 2003
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| Original Air Date—26 March 2003
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| Original Air Date—1 April 2003
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| Season 9, Episode 13: Coal MinesOriginal Air Date—2 April 2003
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| Original Air Date—30 April 2003
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| Original Air Date—1 May 2003
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| Original Air Date—8 May 2003
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| Season 9, Episode 17: MiG 15Original Air Date—10 May 2003
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| Original Air Date—10 May 2003
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| Season 9, Episode 19: Tank CrewsOriginal Air Date—15 May 2003
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| Original Air Date—21 May 2003
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| Original Air Date—22 May 2003
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| Original Air Date—3 June 2003
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| Original Air Date—24 June 2003
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| Original Air Date—25 June 2003
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| Original Air Date—26 June 2003
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| Original Air Date—2 July 2003
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| Original Air Date—2 July 2003
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| Original Air Date—8 July 2003
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| Original Air Date—9 July 2003
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| Original Air Date—16 July 2003
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| Season 9, Episode 31: 4x4Original Air Date—22 July 2003
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| Original Air Date—23 July 2003
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| Original Air Date—24 July 2003
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| Original Air Date—30 July 2003
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| Original Air Date—5 August 2003
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| Original Air Date—5 August 2003
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| Original Air Date—6 August 2003
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| Original Air Date—7 August 2003
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| Original Air Date—12 August 2003
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| Season 9, Episode 40: BulletsOriginal Air Date—13 August 2003
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| Original Air Date—15 August 2003
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| Season 9, Episode 42: MetalOriginal Air Date—19 August 2003
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| Season 9, Episode 43: LandminesOriginal Air Date—21 August 2003
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| Original Air Date—26 August 2003
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| Original Air Date—3 September 2003
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| Original Air Date—8 September 2003
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| Original Air Date—24 September 2003
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| Original Air Date—30 September 2003
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| Original Air Date—15 October 2003
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| Original Air Date—21 October 2003
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| Original Air Date—22 October 2003
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| Season 9, Episode 52: PanzersOriginal Air Date—22 October 2003
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| Original Air Date—28 October 2003
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| Original Air Date—4 November 2003
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| Original Air Date—4 November 2003
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| Season 9, Episode 56: ShipyardsOriginal Air Date—5 November 2003
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| Original Air Date—12 November 2003
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| Season 9, Episode 58: ET TechOriginal Air Date—25 November 2003
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| Original Air Date—27 November 2003
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| Original Air Date—2 December 2003
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| Season 9, Episode 61: TailgatingOriginal Air Date—3 December 2003
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| Original Air Date—17 December 2003
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| Original Air Date—18 December 2003
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| Original Air Date—19 December 2003
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| Season 9, Episode 65: ToysOriginal Air Date—23 December 2003
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| Original Air Date—30 December 2003
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| Original Air Date—16 January 2004
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| Season 10, Episode 2: The F-15Original Air Date—17 January 2004
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| Original Air Date—4 February 2004
The history of the Pacific Coast Highway, which runs from California to Washington, includes comments by historians and engineers; and examines the technology that maintains the road through floods, earthquakes and landslides. |
| Original Air Date—12 February 2004
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| Original Air Date—18 February 2004
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| Original Air Date—14 January 2004
Oil-fire fighters, their history and the technology they employ are examined. |
| Original Air Date—17 March 2004
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| Original Air Date—31 March 2004
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| Season 10, Episode 10: Bible TechOriginal Air Date—7 April 2004
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| Original Air Date—14 April 2004
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| Original Air Date—21 April 2004
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| Original Air Date—28 April 2004
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| Original Air Date—30 April 2004
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| Season 10, Episode 15: HydraulicsOriginal Air Date—2004
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| Original Air Date—26 May 2004
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| Season 10, Episode 17: D-Day TechOriginal Air Date—3 June 2004
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| Original Air Date—7 June 2004
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| Season 10, Episode 19: RubberOriginal Air Date—9 June 2004
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| Season 10, Episode 20: City WaterOriginal Air Date—15 June 2004
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| Original Air Date—17 June 2004
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| Season 10, Episode 22: RobotsOriginal Air Date—6 July 2004
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| Original Air Date—8 July 2004
Nuclear research ranges from well-known applications, such as bombs and reactors, to little-known uses in medicine, food preparation, and radiation detection. It's also spawned ancillary technologies to store nuclear waste and clean up accidents. Despite the risk of use and abuse for destructive purposes, many scientists remain optimistic about what's next for the atom. In an explosive hour, we explore the atom in war and peace, and the latest in nuclear power generation, safety, and security. |
| Original Air Date—10 February 2005
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| Season 10, Episode 25: Apollo 11Original Air Date—21 July 2004
The historic 1969 flight of Apollo 11 is examined. Included: comments by astronauts, Mission Control personnel, engineers and designers. |
| Original Air Date—30 July 2004
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| Season 10, Episode 27: Oil TankersOriginal Air Date—11 August 2004
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| Original Air Date—1 September 2004
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| Original Air Date—25 August 2004
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| Original Air Date—28 July 2004
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| Original Air Date—6 September 2004
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| Original Air Date—6 September 2004
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| Original Air Date—7 September 2004
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| Original Air Date—7 September 2004
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| Original Air Date—13 October 2004
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| Original Air Date—15 September 2004
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| Original Air Date—22 September 2004
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| Original Air Date—29 September 2004
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| Original Air Date—5 October 2004
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| Original Air Date—6 October 2004
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| Original Air Date—12 October 2004
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| Original Air Date—19 October 2004
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| Original Air Date—1 December 2003
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| Season 10, Episode 45: Gas TechOriginal Air Date—20 October 2004
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| Original Air Date—26 October 2004
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| Original Air Date—29 October 2004
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| Original Air Date—10 November 2004
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| Original Air Date—16 November 2004
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| Original Air Date—23 November 2004
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| Original Air Date—1 December 2004
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| Original Air Date—30 November 2004
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| Original Air Date—15 December 2004
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| Original Air Date—21 December 2004
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| Original Air Date—22 December 2004
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| Original Air Date—8 December 2004
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| Original Air Date—28 December 2004
The first hour of a special two-hour Modern Marvels takes a close look at the technologies that could doom the human race... or save it. Threats include runaway global warming brought on by the burning of fossil fuels; global nuclear war triggered by the deteriorating Russian nuclear command and control ; a global collapse caused by the abrupt end of the oil economy; and even nanotechnology gone awry. Technological solutions include renewable energy breakthroughs including the latest in wind and solar, and the high-tech world of dismantling and monitoring nuclear weapons.
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| Original Air Date—1 December 2004
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| Season 11, Episode 1: PoisonOriginal Air Date—5 January 2005
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| Original Air Date—6 January 2005
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| Season 11, Episode 3: The ArchOriginal Air Date—12 January 2005
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| Original Air Date—18 January 2005
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| Original Air Date—26 January 2005
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| Original Air Date—1 February 2005
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| Original Air Date—15 February 2005
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| Original Air Date—23 February 2005
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| Original Air Date—23 February 2005
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| Original Air Date—23 February 2005
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| Original Air Date—9 December 2004
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| Original Air Date—2 March 2005
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| Season 11, Episode 13: TaxidermyOriginal Air Date—9 March 2005
The history of taxidermy includes a look at the use of humans as subjects. |
| Season 11, Episode 14: SWATOriginal Air Date—9 March 2005
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| Original Air Date—16 March 2005
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| Original Air Date—7 April 2005
The story behind the "doomsday clock" of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
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| Original Air Date—26 April 2005
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| Season 11, Episode 18: PaintOriginal Air Date—27 April 2005
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| Season 11, Episode 19: Mega MoversOriginal Air Date—27 April 2005
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| Season 11, Episode 20: BricksOriginal Air Date—11 May 2005
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| Season 11, Episode 21: GlueOriginal Air Date—18 May 2005
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| Original Air Date—20 May 2005
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| Original Air Date—25 May 2005
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| Original Air Date—3 June 2005
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| Original Air Date—8 June 2005
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| Original Air Date—15 June 2005
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| Original Air Date—16 June 2005
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| Original Air Date—6 December 2004
Looks into the lives of Private collectors and their toys |
| Season 11, Episode 29: Future TechOriginal Air Date—10 June 2005
A paper-thin, wall-sized holographic television...a car that runs on processed seawater...an army of robotic killing machines...outer-space luxury resorts and a cleaning droid controlled by your mind? Join us on a rollicking ride through the entertainment room, down the road, over the battlefield, through the mind, out in space, and into the future, where science fiction becomes science fact. |
| Season 11, Episode 30: Edison TechOriginal Air Date—29 June 2005
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| Original Air Date—1 July 2005
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| Original Air Date—15 July 2005
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| Original Air Date—5 July 2005
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| Season 11, Episode 34: Cowboy TechOriginal Air Date—20 July 2005
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| Season 11, Episode 35: SewersOriginal Air Date—27 July 2005
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| Original Air Date—29 July 2005
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| Original Air Date—2 August 2005
An enormous hydraulic machine press that stamps out a pickup truck's doors in seconds... Rock crushers that pulverize 8000 tons of solid granite per hour... Giant "chain trenchers" that dig a 35-foot ditch out of solid rock... A harvesting combine that cuts, threshes and offloads 3.3 bushels of grain-- per second... and the world's largest optical telescope, the magnificent Keck Observatory, which gazes out into the ends of the universe from nearly 14,000 feet atop the island of Hawaii. Sometimes you've gotta think big. |
| Season 11, Episode 38: DredgingOriginal Air Date—3 August 2005
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| Season 11, Episode 39: Lube JobOriginal Air Date—10 August 2005
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| Original Air Date—17 August 2005
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| Season 11, Episode 41: Route 66Original Air Date—6 July 2005
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| Original Air Date—24 August 2005
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| Season 11, Episode 43: B-2 BomberOriginal Air Date—26 August 2005
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| Original Air Date—31 August 2005
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| Original Air Date—30 August 2005
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| Season 11, Episode 46: HMS VictoryOriginal Air Date—2 September 2005
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| Season 11, Episode 47: CoffeeOriginal Air Date—14 September 2005
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| Season 11, Episode 48: SugarOriginal Air Date—14 September 2005
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| Original Air Date—14 September 2005
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| Original Air Date—24 September 2005
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| Original Air Date—5 October 2005
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| Original Air Date—14 October 2005
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| Original Air Date—2 November 2005
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| Season 11, Episode 54: BrewingOriginal Air Date—16 November 2005
Modern Marvels: Brewing, a one-hour History Channel documentary, traces the technological evolution of brewing, from the highly sophisticated beer cultures of Sumeria and Egypt, through the centuries of improvements made by medieval monks and witches, to the technological revolution of the 19th Century German-American "beer barons." Milestones range from the 14th Century discovery of lager yeasts, to the recent resurgence of ale in brewpubs around the world. Locations range from Munich's idyllic Augustiner beer garden to St. Louis' gigantic Anheuser-Busch brewery. Along the way, the show stops to celebrate the significant influence beer has wielded throughout history. |
| Original Air Date—30 November 2005
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| Original Air Date—4 December 2005
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| Season 11, Episode 57: Custom CarsOriginal Air Date—5 December 2005
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| Original Air Date—19 October 2005
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| Original Air Date—20 December 2005
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| Original Air Date—29 December 2005
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| Season 11, Episode 62: EarthmoversOriginal Air Date—22 June 2005
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| Season 12, Episode 1: ContainersOriginal Air Date—4 January 2006
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| Season 12, Episode 2: FireOriginal Air Date—4 January 2006
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| Season 12, Episode 3: CottonOriginal Air Date—18 January 2006
Modern Marvels: Cotton takes us on a journey from the California cotton fields to the textile mills of North Carolina, the cotton oil mills of Arkansas, and back to the garment factories of Los Angeles. The show focuses on the great technological developments in cotton's history, including: the cotton gin, spindle picker, cotton module builder, power loom, the evolution of yarn spinning technology... and of course the ingenious method that finally licked the boll weevil. Along the way, we'll survey cotton's remarkable knack for weaving itself into history... including the Industrial Revolution and the Civil War. |
| Original Air Date—25 January 2006
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| Original Air Date—8 February 2006
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| Original Air Date—8 February 2006
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| Season 12, Episode 7: CandyOriginal Air Date—14 February 2006
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| Original Air Date—21 February 2006
Documentary about strange and futuristic weapons designed during WWII by the Axis powers, mainly Nazi Germany. |
| Original Air Date—24 February 2006
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| Original Air Date—28 February 2006
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| Season 12, Episode 11: LeatherOriginal Air Date—8 March 2006
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| Original Air Date—22 March 2006
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| Season 12, Episode 13: InsulationOriginal Air Date—26 April 2006
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| Original Air Date—2 May 2006
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| Season 12, Episode 15: ShovelsOriginal Air Date—3 May 2006
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| Season 12, Episode 16: DrillingOriginal Air Date—10 May 2006
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| Season 12, Episode 17: '80s TechOriginal Air Date—24 May 2006
Technology from the 1980s is remembered, including early cell phones and CD players; the Sony Walkman; and personal computers. Also: comments by Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak; and a tour of the Computer History Museum in California. |
| Original Air Date—25 May 2006
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| Original Air Date—14 June 2006
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| Season 12, Episode 20: MoneyOriginal Air Date—19 June 2006
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| Season 12, Episode 21: BBQ TechOriginal Air Date—28 June 2006
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| Season 12, Episode 22: Pirate TechOriginal Air Date—9 July 2006
Pirate technology is examined. Included: navigational instruments; ship modifications to improve speed; and weapons. Also: a visit to maritime museums and shipwreck sites. |
| Original Air Date—26 July 2006
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| Original Air Date—26 July 2006
The world's largest engineering feats are explored. Included: NASA's wind tunnel and flight simulator at the Ames Research Center in California; a continuous mining machine in Pennsylvania; the London Eye observation wheel in England. Also: the Claas Cougar lawn mower; and IMAX technology. |
| Original Air Date—28 July 2006
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| Season 12, Episode 26: NutsOriginal Air Date—2 August 2006
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| Season 12, Episode 27: Mummy TechOriginal Air Date—23 August 2006
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| Season 12, Episode 28: LeveesOriginal Air Date—30 August 2006
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| Season 12, Episode 29: WaterOriginal Air Date—6 September 2006
Water is examined as a natural wonder and as the substance that sustains life. Also studied is the technology it supports and which supports it. Included: irrigation systems; fountains; and the bottled-water industry.
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| Season 12, Episode 30: CopperOriginal Air Date—13 September 2006
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| Original Air Date—18 September 2006
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| Original Air Date—20 September 2006
Global problems require global solutions. Modern Marvels: Renewable Energy, a one-hour History Channel documentary, shows how the combined forces of wind, solar, geothermal, biomass, wave and tidal power are ready to move the world beyond oil, coal and other 19th Century technologies. |
| Original Air Date—20 September 2006
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| Original Air Date—21 September 2006
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| Original Air Date—20 July 2006
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| Original Air Date—27 September 2006
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| Original Air Date—27 September 2006
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| Season 12, Episode 38: InkOriginal Air Date—4 October 2006
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| Original Air Date—11 October 2006
A history of distilleries and the process of distilling alcohol. Included: a visit to the Christian Brothers winery in California; and, in France, the Courvoisier cognac company and an absinthe distillery. Also: comments by Anthony Dias Blue from Bon Appetit magazine. |
| Original Air Date—18 October 2006
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| Season 12, Episode 42: TobaccoOriginal Air Date—9 November 2006
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| Season 12, Episode 43: SupermarketOriginal Air Date—15 November 2006
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| Original Air Date—28 November 2006
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| Season 12, Episode 45: WineOriginal Air Date—29 November 2006
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| Original Air Date—29 November 2006
In America's orchards and farm fields, the constant struggle between hand labor and mechanization has produced dozens of efficient and sometimes bizarre harvesting methods. Learn the secrets of the orchard manager and his ladder crew as they check fruit pressures and barometric readings. Visit California's largest fruit packing house and try to keep up with 10-fruit-per-second conveyors. Then off to the corn fields of Nebraska and the cranberry marshes of central Wisconsin. Finally go underground to the world's largest mushroom farm where the harvest takes place in limestone caverns that run some 150 miles. From fruit tree picking platforms to cranberry beaters and corn pickers, farmers constantly strive to speed the harvest. |
| Original Air Date—1 November 2006
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| Season 12, Episode 48: SnowOriginal Air Date—10 December 2006
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| Season 12, Episode 49: TeaOriginal Air Date—13 December 2006
An hour steeped in the history of tea includes a visit to the Lipton Tea plant in Suffolk, Va., the Charleston Tea Plantation in South Carolina and the Celestial Seasonings plant in Boulder, Colo.; a chronicle of the events that led to the Boston Tea Party; and a segment on gourmet teas. |
| Original Air Date—20 December 2006
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| Season 12, Episode 55: The M-16Original Air Date—8 June 2001
A look at the M-16 assault rifle, including design stages and its use in the Vietnam War. |
| Season 12, Episode 56: Las VegasOriginal Air Date—1994
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| Original Air Date—21 April 2006
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| Season 12, Episode 61: HorsepowerOriginal Air Date—21 June 2006
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| Season 12, Episode 64: B-25 BomberOriginal Air Date—2006
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| Season 12, Episode 65: Cola WarsOriginal Air Date—2006
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| Season 12, Episode 66: ShotgunsOriginal Air Date—2006
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| Season 13, Episode 1: BallsOriginal Air Date—17 January 2007
Examining the evolution and technology of balls used in sports. Included: a tour of the Wilson Football Factory in Ohio; the Rawlings baseball factory in Costa Rica; the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta, N.Y.; and the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. Also: a segment on the ancient Mesoamerican ball game, juego de pelota. |
| Original Air Date—24 January 2007
Modern Marvels: Environmental Tech takes us from the prairies of Saskatchewan to a Manhattan skyscraper as we explore the 21st Century's cutting-edge "green" technologies in action. The documentary looks at how human ingenuity takes on our most daunting environmental crises, from global warming and deforestation to resource scarcity and nuclear waste. Technological solutions include: carbon sequestration; converting carbon dioxide to algae-based biofuels; "green" building techniques and materials; using bioremediation to neutralize deadly uranium waste; creative recycling of industrial waste into useful materials; and reviving river ecosystems as a means of controlling catastrophic floods. |
| See all videos (4) » | Season 13, Episode 3: CanningOriginal Air Date—31 January 2007
It's the unsung essential of modern life. Canning is the method of a preserving and packaging food, without which civilization would never have ventured beyond the local food supply. It changed the way the world eats and revolutionized the food industry. |
| Season 13, Episode 4: PumpsOriginal Air Date—7 February 2007
The history of the pump is chronicled. Included: the Colorado River Aqueduct; pumps used in water distribution in Southern California; a robotic cow-milking pump; and a pump used in heart surgery. |
| Season 13, Episode 5: IceOriginal Air Date—11 February 2007
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| Original Air Date—18 February 2007
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| Original Air Date—21 February 2007
Weapons of mass destruction, from the nuclear to the biological, are examined. Included: a computer-generated depiction of a dirty-bomb attack in Seattle. Also: how scientists identify biological agents; and suicide bombing-prevention strategies. |
| Original Air Date—7 March 2007
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| Season 13, Episode 9: DamsOriginal Air Date—28 March 2007
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| Season 13, Episode 10: Yard TechOriginal Air Date—12 April 2007
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| Original Air Date—18 April 2007
Soldiers, machines, and supplies are only effective if they arrive at the battlefield in time. Explore the history and the technology behind the machines that do the heavy moving in times of war. |
| Original Air Date—14 March 2007
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| Season 13, Episode 13: WeldingOriginal Air Date—9 May 2007
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| Season 13, Episode 14: '60s TechOriginal Air Date—16 May 2007
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| Original Air Date—16 May 2007
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| Original Air Date—23 May 2007
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| Original Air Date—30 May 2007
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| Season 13, Episode 18: '70s TechOriginal Air Date—30 May 2007
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| Season 13, Episode 19: Truck StopsOriginal Air Date—13 June 2007
Dotting the Interstates, they're overlooked by some and longed for by others. They're truck stops, and today they're bigger and better than ever. Modern Marvels: Truck Stops explores how these mega pit stops have catered to heavy haulers since the Mom and Pop stops of the 1920s all the way to todays high-tech travel centers. Step into the shoes of a trucker at the worlds largest truck stop; fuel up, chow down, grab a spritz, catch a flick, and even stop by the dentist. It's a city unto itself. Get a tour of the truckers' lavish rolling living quarters, and see how they power up their rigs with a high tech parking lot hookup called IdleAire - complete with heat, air conditioning, a telephone line, a computer with high speed Internet, and of course satellite TV. See how 30,000 gallon underground diesel storage tanks are manufactured. And look at the technology used to weigh and inspect a truck while it barely slows down. In an interview with Willie Nelson, the show explores one of the most unique truck stops in the United States and the revolutionary fuel it sells: biodiesel. So buckle up and hop aboard our truckin' convoy as Modern Marvels explores the world of truck stops. |
| Season 13, Episode 20: FertilizerOriginal Air Date—20 June 2007
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| Season 13, Episode 21: CheeseOriginal Air Date—27 June 2007
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| Season 13, Episode 22: SawsOriginal Air Date—18 July 2007
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| Season 13, Episode 23: AluminumOriginal Air Date—25 July 2007
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| Original Air Date—1 August 2007
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| Season 13, Episode 25: ChocolateOriginal Air Date—31 July 2007
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| Original Air Date—13 August 2007
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| Season 13, Episode 27: VacuumsOriginal Air Date—23 August 2007
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| Season 13, Episode 28: TrapsOriginal Air Date—27 August 2007
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| Original Air Date—3 September 2007
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| Season 13, Episode 30: BatteriesOriginal Air Date—19 September 2007
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| Original Air Date—20 September 2007
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| Season 13, Episode 32: Deep FreezeOriginal Air Date—25 September 2007
Forget everything you thought you knew about the cold because Modern Marvels: Deep Freeze takes the technology of cold to the extreme. Think your home freezer is "cool"? How about a 12-story ice box filled with 135 million pounds of ice cream? Take a tour of arctic vaults that store billions of seeds and learn how scientists have mastered temperatures of minus 100 degrees Fahrenheit... and below. See how engineers turn the gases we breathe into ultra cool liquids and blistering cold solids. Explore how the cold not only preserves and chills, but shatters rubber tires, creates super-sized energy and fuels the rockets that have taken us into the deep freeze of outer space. And just when you think it can't get any colder, go inside Alcor where researchers keep cadavers chilled to the bone in hopes of future revival. It's time to chill out on Modern Marvels: Deep Freeze. |
| Season 13, Episode 33: AcidOriginal Air Date—1 October 2007
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| Original Air Date—11 October 2007
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| Original Air Date—25 October 2007
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| Original Air Date—12 November 2007
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| Season 13, Episode 37: CornOriginal Air Date—19 November 2007
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| Season 13, Episode 38: The PigOriginal Air Date—27 November 2007
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| Season 13, Episode 39: RocksOriginal Air Date—3 December 2007
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| Original Air Date—10 December 2007
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| Season 13, Episode 41: Cold CutsOriginal Air Date—17 December 2007
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| Original Air Date—17 December 2007
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| Original Air Date—13 February 2007
The destroyers made during World War II for the Pacific theater are examined. Included: interviews with veterans; archival film footage. |
| Season 14, Episode 1: MilkOriginal Air Date—7 January 2008
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| Season 14, Episode 2: CarbonOriginal Air Date—14 January 2008
All life forms, including us, are built upon atoms of carbon. But modern technology is also built on a foundation of carbon. Modern Marvels: Carbon explores how such a simple element burns hotter, cuts deeper, dies harder, insulates more thoroughly, and absorbs more fully than any other material. From diamonds to coal, carbon fiber race cars to graphite pencils, you'll see why carbon is not just the stuff of life, but the key to modern technology. You'll also learn why "activated carbon" is the material of choice for absorbing everything from toxic heavy metals in your drinking water to funky odors in your shoes. And you'll see how NASA is using carbon aerogel, the lightest, most insulating substance in the world, to search for clues about-you guessed it-carbon-based life forms. |
| Season 14, Episode 3: '90s TechOriginal Air Date—7 February 2008
It was the dot com decade that opened up the information superhighway. "Modern Marvels: 90s Tech" takes you way back to the end of the 20th century and the beginning of today's trendy technologies. From DVDs to TIVO to GPS, see how the digital gadgets we can't live without all started in the 90s. Hear the Amazon story from its very own founder, Jeff Bezos, and see how millions of cyber goods are packaged and shipped at an 800,000 square-foot Amazon distribution center. At Google, learn the science of the world's most popular search engine. And was Furby really a threat to national security? We go beyond its furry exterior to show you the inner-workings of the intriguing pet. Heavyweight Boxing Champion George Foreman, will show us how to "knock out the fat" with one of the best-selling appliances of the decade. And its creators will demo some of the original first-person shooter games: Wolfenstein 3D and Doom. |
| Original Air Date—28 January 2008
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| Original Air Date—6 March 2008
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| Original Air Date—10 March 2008
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| Season 14, Episode 7: WhiskeyOriginal Air Date—17 March 2008
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| Original Air Date—16 March 2008
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| Season 14, Episode 9: BreadOriginal Air Date—24 March 2008
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| Season 14, Episode 10: Gadgets IIIOriginal Air Date—4 April 2008
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| Season 14, Episode 11: LocomotivesOriginal Air Date—7 April 2008
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| Season 14, Episode 12: RatsOriginal Air Date—30 April 2008
Rats! They're some of the most dangerous, destructive and useful animals on Earth. The resilient rat has terrified humankind for centuries, but is the bad rap justified? In this episode of Modern Marvels, we'll take the viewer on a rollercoaster ride through our love-hate relationship with the rat. We'll ride along with a Terminix exterminator to get face to face with the creepy creature in a near rat infestation and see the great lengths we take to get rid of the pesky pest. And we'll tour the Hacco Inc. rodenticide plant to see just how they concoct tasty poisons. But at the Taconic rat breeding facility, we'll see how hundreds of thousands of rats are purposely bred and hand-raised in high-tech, controlled environments. We'll get up close and personal with the remarkable rodent as it competes in the Xtreme Rat Challenge and at the annual American Fancy Rat show. We'll trace their history and role as a vector of deadly diseases, but also explore at the Medical College of Wisconsin how they have saved countless lives as a lab rat. And scientists at the State University of New York will show us how a remote controlled rat could become the ultimate rescue animal. |
| Original Air Date—14 May 2008
The technological legacy of inventor and visionary Nikola Tesla, often referred to as "the father of the 20th century". |
| Season 14, Episode 14: AxesOriginal Air Date—30 May 2008
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| Original Air Date—6 June 2008
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| Season 14, Episode 16: Super HotOriginal Air Date—9 June 2008
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| Season 14, Episode 17: LeadOriginal Air Date—9 October 2008
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| Season 14, Episode 18: Corpse TechOriginal Air Date—20 June 2008
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| Season 14, Episode 19: Ice CreamOriginal Air Date—23 June 2008
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| Original Air Date—30 June 2008
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| Season 14, Episode 21: CrashesOriginal Air Date—10 July 2008
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| Season 14, Episode 22: UnderwearOriginal Air Date—14 July 2008
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| Season 14, Episode 23: Batman TechOriginal Air Date—21 July 2008
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| Original Air Date—24 July 2008
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| Original Air Date—31 July 2008
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| Season 14, Episode 26: IronOriginal Air Date—14 August 2008
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| Season 14, Episode 27: WheatOriginal Air Date—21 August 2008
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| Original Air Date—25 August 2008
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| Original Air Date—18 September 2008
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| Season 14, Episode 30: Soft DrinksOriginal Air Date—27 January 2009
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| Original Air Date—13 October 2008
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| Season 14, Episode 32: Bull's-EyeOriginal Air Date—20 October 2008
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| Original Air Date—27 October 2008
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| Season 14, Episode 34: The HorseOriginal Air Date—19 November 2008
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| Season 14, Episode 35: The TurkeyOriginal Air Date—24 November 2008
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| Season 14, Episode 36: SaltOriginal Air Date—1 December 2008
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| Season 14, Episode 37: Car WashOriginal Air Date—8 December 2008
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| Season 14, Episode 38: Super HumanOriginal Air Date—22 December 2008
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| Season 14, Episode 39: Measure ItOriginal Air Date—23 December 2008
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| Season 14, Episode 40: NightOriginal Air Date—26 December 2008
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| Season 14, Episode 41: Retro TechOriginal Air Date—19 December 2008
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| Original Air Date—19 January 2009
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| Original Air Date—26 October 1994
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| Original Air Date—10 December 2002
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| Original Air Date—12 November 1998
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| Original Air Date—2003
The history, development, & future of sports equipment based on the surf board, including skis, skateboards, mountain boards, & mountain bikes. |
| Original Air Date—10 February 2009
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| Original Air Date—17 February 2009
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| Original Air Date—11 February 2007
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| Original Air Date—21 September 2005
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| Original Air Date—8 September 2004
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The history of the development of the computer, starting with Charles Babbage's mechanical Difference Engine in the 1820s and Herman Hollerith's punch-card tabulating machines of the 1890s, through the development of the first vacuum-tube machines in World War II (Colossus and ENIAC) followed by continuing miniaturization enabled by the transistor, integrated circuit, and microprocessor, to the beginnings of the personal computer revolution led by Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs, and Bill Gates. |
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