Episode guide
Modern Marvels: Season 4
12 episodes · premiered Sep 2, 1996
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- Episode 1: America's Highways Sep 2, 1996 · 44m In 1912, a headlight-maker and an auto magnate built the first cross-country road to spur the demand for new cars; 70 years and $125 billion later, the highway system had grown to 42,000…
- Episode 2: The Telephone Sep 15, 1996 · 44m From Alexander Graham Bell’s crude creation, to today’s high-speed wireless networks, we’ll look into the past, present and future of the telephone. We’ll visit the AT&T archives to see…
- Episode 3: Aqueducts Oct 6, 1996 · 44m Many rivers quenched the thirst of millions in the American west and around the world. Without these aqueducts, some of the earth’s largest cities would turn into gigantic ghost towns…
- Episode 4: Television Oct 20, 1996 · 44m An exploration of the world’s most popular entertainment, from the boy genius who invented it to the RCA “General” who made it a reality.
- Episode 5: The Computer Nov 24, 1996 · 44m A look at the inventions that have revolutionized society as we know it. They began as behemoths which weighed over 2 tons!
- Episode 6: Captured Light Dec 15, 1996 · 44m A look at the history of photography beginning as early as the eleventh century. Includes the advancements by Niepce and Daguerre in the 19th century and William Henry Fox and George…
- Episode 7: Stealth Technology Feb 16, 1997 · 44m A look at the F117 Stealth Fighter that led the pack for the Allies in Gulf Wars One and Two and virtually decimated Iraqi Air Defense. Find out how the technology allows it to approach…
- Episode 8: Pyramids: Majesty And Mystery Mar 23, 1997 · 44m Standing majestically for centuries, the world’s great pyramids have long inspired and mystified scholars. Leading experts and historians explore the engineering genius that created some…
- Episode 9: Roller Coasters Apr 13, 1997 · 44m Since the turn of the 20th century, designers have competed to build them faster, taller, and steeper. But as technology pushes the envelope with flips, weightlessness, and more g-force…
- Episode 10: Observatories: Stonehenge to Space Telescopes Jun 8, 1997 · 44m From Stonehenge to the Hubble Telescope, man has always been a species of stargazers. Unforgettable film footage and expert accounts reveal the facts of astronomy’s most mind-boggling…
- Episode 11: The Great Wall of China. Jun 22, 1997 · 44m Winding 6,000 kilometers through undulating mountains, it is said to be visible with the naked eye from the moon. But who called for the Great Wall's construction and how was it…
- Episode 12: Air Force One: A History Jan 1, 1997 · 44m A look at the planes that carried the president of the USA. With improvements in technology the planes could change for the security and safety of the leader of the USA.