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Modern Marvels
Modern Marvels

Modern Marvels

—Celebrating ingenuity, invention and imagination on a grand scale, "Modern Marvels" tells the amazing stories of the doers, dreamers and sometime-schemers who create everyday items, technological advancements and man-made wonders. From the Statue of Liberty to distilled spirits, and canals to bridges, no subject seems out of reach. Science, technology, electronics, mechanics, engineering, architecture, industry, mass production, manufacturing, and agriculture are just some of the many topics that have been covered during the long-running series.
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195 episodes will be broadcast over the next two weeks

    Chrome
    The London Underground
    Engineering Disasters 8
    The Cape Cod Canal
    Egyptian Pyramids
    BBQ Tech
    Christmas Tech
    Drag Racing
    Power Tools
    Assembly Lines
  • Chrome

    Chrome hot rod; the Chrome Shop Mafia adds bling to truckers' big rigs in Missouri; Illinois' Arlington Plating Co. adds luster to auto parts; how Harley-Davidson puts chrome to work as both a decorative and protective feature of motorcycles.
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  • The London Underground

    The world's first underground railway holds London together.
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  • Engineering Disasters 8

    Sinking of Ocean Ranger offshore oil rig; plane carrying golfer Payne Stewart malfunctions; Connecticut Turnpike collapse; South Fork Dam failure; PEPCON jet fuel plant explosion.
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  • The Cape Cod Canal

    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.
    Upcoming
  • Egyptian Pyramids

    More than 100 pyramids built as tombs for pharaohs still stand in Egypt, but many things about the ancient monuments remain obscure.
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  • BBQ Tech

    Barbecue evolved from old-fashioned cooking into modern multi-billion dollar industry; explore famous cook-offs, established restaurants like Arthur Bryant's Kansas City, post-WWII backyard phenomenon, Weber kettle grills, and spicy sauce varieties.
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Season 202 of 2 Episodes

  • Adam Richman visits the factory where the board game "Monopoly" is made; how "Masters of the Universe" action figures are making a comeback in a big way; how Mattel is using the latest technology to make new models of "Hot Wheels" come to life.

  • Some toys transform into valuable collectibles and become iconic classics; Adam sees how Play-Doh is created, visits the mecca of pinball manufacturing, learns how Slinkys keep springing back, and gets an inside look at Lionel trains.
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Celebrating ingenuity, invention and imagination on a grand scale, "Modern Marvels" tells the amazing stories of the doers, dreamers and sometime-schemers who create everyday items, technological advancements and man-made wonders. From the Statue of Liberty to distilled spirits, and canals to bridges, no subject seems out of reach. Science, technology, electronics, mechanics, engineering, architecture, industry, mass production, manufacturing, and agriculture are just some of the many topics that have been covered during the long-running series.

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  • Zip through the French countryside at nearly 300 MPH on the TGV, the fastest locomotive in the world; ride on the little engines that could as they guide giant ships through the Panama Canal; watch two locomotives crash head-on.

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