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Modern Marvels: Season 14

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44 episodes · premiered Jan 17, 2007

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  1. Episode 1: Balls Jan 17, 2007 · 44m Examining the technology and evolution of balls used in sports. Included: a tour of the Wilson Football Factory Ohio; the Rawlings baseball factory Costa Rica and the Baseball Hall of Fame…
  2. Episode 2: Environmental Tech Jan 24, 2007 · 44m From the prairies of Saskatchewan to a Manhattan skyscraper we’ll see the 21st Century’s cutting-edge “green” technologies in action. New technologies such as carbon sequestration and…
  3. Episode 3: Canning Jan 31, 2007 · 44m 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…
  4. Episode 4: Pumps Feb 7, 2007 · 44m The history of the pump is chronicled. Pumps used in water distribution in Southern California - The Colorado River Aqueduct, a robotic cow-milking pump and a pump used in heart surgery.
  5. Episode 5: Ice Feb 11, 2007 · 44m The solid form of life's precious elixir has played a key role in fashioning our history and is making its mark as an unusual tool of technology. Explore how Earth's ice originated and…
  6. Episode 6: More Ice Feb 11, 2007 · 44m It traps a treasure of energy on the ocean floor, and confounds scientists still trying to solve why it’s so slippery. We’ll venture inside NASA’s Icing Research Tunnel in Ohio, and then…
  7. Episode 7: The Destroyer Feb 13, 2007 · 44m The destroyers made during World War II are examined. With interviews with veterans and archival film footage.
  8. Episode 8: Star Trek Tech Feb 18, 2007 · 44m In this episode we are presented with the technology and gadgets used while filming the Star Trek series. It also explores some of the real or possible technologies that were inspired by…
  9. Episode 9: Weapons of Mass Destruction Feb 21, 2007 · 44m Nuclear and biological Weapons of mass destruction are examined. With a computer-generated depiction of a dirty-bomb attack in Seattle and how scientists identify biological agents.
  10. Episode 10: Barbarian Battle Tech Mar 7, 2007 · 44m It's clear from the bow that nearly brought down Rome, the suspension system that revolutionized the chariot, and the axe that named a country that barbarians and technology aren't such a…
  11. Episode 11: Dams Mar 28, 2007 · 44m Dams - one of man's greatest accomplishments are explored. The history of dams from construction to demolition and their impact on the environment. Beavers and their dams and construction…
  12. Episode 12: Yard Tech Apr 12, 2007 · 44m The technology used to keep your lawn green including the lawnmower, riding movers, sod, astro turf, and sprinklers. The state of the art grass used in the University of Phoenix Stadium in…
  13. Episode 13: More Military Movers Apr 18, 2007 · 44m 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…
  14. Episode 14: Deep Sea Salvage May 2, 2007 · 44m Driven by the need for deep sea rescue and salvage capabilities, the US Navy Diving and Salvage Programs have gathered together a highly skilled team of divers, scientists and engineers…
  15. Episode 15: Welding May 9, 2007 · 44m It was a science first conjured amid the fiery ovens of ancient blacksmiths; today more than 50% of all U.S. products require some form of welding. Whether via electricity, flammable…
  16. Episode 16: 60s Tech May 16, 2007 · 44m A look at the technology behind some of the 1960s greatest inventions. With color television, transistor radios, satellite broadcasting, touch-tone phones, lava lamps, the Ford Mustang…
  17. Episode 17: It Came From Outer Space May 16, 2007 · 44m What do remote controlled robots, Tempur-Pedic mattresses, polarized glasses and metallized blankets have in common? They are all civilian inventions among the thousands derived from…
  18. Episode 18: World's Strongest II May 23, 2007 · 44m What does it take to become "the world's strongest"? You'll find out on this episode of Modern Marvels. With life-saving boron carbide body armor and MegaFly - a giant ram air parachute.
  19. Episode 19: Engineering Disasters of the '70s May 30, 2007 · 44m To err is human, but when the error results in the loss of life, it's a disaster. Learn about the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, the Buffalo Creek Dam disaster, and the explosion of a…
  20. Episode 20: 70s Tech May 30, 2007 · 44m The 1970s were a decade of excess. Dust off your mirror ball, put on your leisure suit, and rediscover the gadgets of the era
  21. Episode 21: Truck Stops Jun 13, 2007 · 44m Join Modern Marvels as we discover how truck stops, serving more than twenty million truckers nationwide, are bigger and better than ever. These mammoth pit-stops are essential cogs in the…
  22. Episode 22: Fertilizer Jun 20, 2007 · 44m Without it one third of us would starve. Modern Marvels: Fertilizer tours the places that harness the vital nutrients that enrich the soil...that grow the crops...that feed us.
  23. Episode 23: Cheese Jun 27, 2007 · 44m From the giant cheese factories of Wisconsin to the goat farms of Northern California, this episode explores cheese.
  24. Episode 24: Saws Jul 18, 2007 · 44m They brought down the forests and built up the pyramids. They're a cut above for construction, salvage, demolition - and they even make music and some have used them to torture.
  25. Episode 25: Aluminum Jul 25, 2007 · 44m This useful metal was once considered more valuable than gold. Watch as aluminum is stretched, pounded, melted and turned into foam. Did you know that aluminum is made out of a powder?…
  26. Episode 26: Sticky Stuff Jul 30, 2007 · 44m A look at everyday stuff that is sticky including VHB tape, velcro, stealth rubber, cling wrap, and asphalt.
  27. Episode 27: Chocolate Aug 6, 2007 · 44m It's America's favorite flavor. We eat over three and a half billion pounds of it each year. It satiated the ancients and built modern-day empires. From the equatorial fields, to the…
  28. Episode 28: Bedroom Tech Aug 13, 2007 · 44m We spend 1/3 of our lives in the bedroom, explore the technologies that help to ensure we wake up on the right side of the bed.
  29. Episode 29: Vacuums Aug 23, 2007 · 44m On this episode of Modern Marvels we'll see giant-sized vacuums that clean up after disasters like Hurricane Katrina and 9-11. Beneath the sea we'll meet The Super Sucker, an underwater…
  30. Episode 30: Traps Aug 27, 2007 · 44m They're designed to capture and often kill, but they don't always harm their prey. Traps are devices as old as humanity itself. We'll trap 400 pounds Black Bears with West Virginia…
  31. Episode 31: Nature Tech: Volcanoes Aug 29, 2007 · 44m Volcano technology is examined. Included: attempts to monitor and control activity.
  32. Episode 32: Star Wars Tech Sep 3, 2007 · 44m In this episode we are presented with the technology and gadgets used while filming Star Wars. It also explores some of the real or possible technologies that were inspired by various Star…
  33. Episode 33: Extreme Aircraft II Sep 20, 2007 · 44m Take a supersonic flight through a world of flying machines that are redefining our skies. Pull serious G’s in the U.S. military’s latest fighter jet: the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Riding…
  34. Episode 34: Deep Freeze Sep 25, 2007 · 44m Modern Marvels: Deep Freeze takes the technology of cold to the extreme: A 12-story ice box filled with 135 million pounds of ice cream, arctic vaults that store billions of seeds and…
  35. Episode 35: Acid Oct 1, 2007 · 44m It is the most widely produced chemical in the world and possibly the most dangerous. Take a look at the many uses of acid. See how the military harnesses acid to make the explosive “Comp…
  36. Episode 36: World's Sharpest Oct 11, 2007 · 44m The Katana blade of the Samurai is the world's sharpest sword. We'll craft one from scratch to reveal the secret of its legendary cutting ability. We'll also visit Cutco Cutlery, where the…
  37. Episode 37: Engineering Disasters 21 Oct 25, 2007 · 44m A steam pipe explosion rocks in Midtown Manhattan. In Boston's sections of a tunnel ceiling fall onto the roadway. And in Minnesota a bridge plunges into the Mississippi River.
  38. Episode 38: Environmental Tech II Nov 12, 2007 · 44m Take a look at the innovations designed to hold off a global warming meltdown.
  39. Episode 39: Corn Nov 19, 2007 · 44m Corn has found its way into over 3,000 different items. Discover how tons of sweet corn make it from the field to a sealed can within mere hours at Lakeside Foods in Wisconsin and how corn…
  40. Episode 40: The Pig Nov 27, 2007 · 44m A pig is as smart as a three-year-old human. The pancreas, heart valve and intestines of the pig have been transplanted into human bodies. But the primary use of the pig is for food. Watch…
  41. Episode 41: Rocks Dec 3, 2007 · 44m From the Stone Age, to the Space Age, we've built our world from rocks. With moon rocks located at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
  42. Episode 42: Most Shocking Dec 10, 2007 · 44m The dangers associated with Electric Shock are real. It kills and injures thousands each year. In the last 100 years we've corralled its power to create marvelous devices. We'll explore…
  43. Episode 43: Cold Cuts Dec 17, 2007 · 44m They're the meat in our sandwiches. We will take you behind the deli counter to reveal the secret ingredients in boloney. Watch a master sausage maker craft salami, and pile it on at…
  44. Episode 44: Fast Food Tech Dec 24, 2007 · 44m Carl's Jr., Jack in the Box, Wendy's, Burger King or McDonald's. Fast food joints dominate the American landscape to the tune of $150 billion dollars in annual sales.