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Historical and factual series celebrating pivotal moments in history.
Modern Marvels
S3, EP15 "American Steel: Built to Last"For over a century, the U.S. steel industry is a powerful symbol of the nation's industrial might; steel transforms a country of farmers and merchants into a nation of builders, then U.S. domination of the market meets new challenges in the 1970s.
Modern Marvels
S13, EP21 "Aluminum"A visit to a rolling mill where aluminum skins for jets are made; aluminum is used to make reflective mirrors for telescopes at NASA; the process of making aluminum foil; why aluminum baseball bats are better than wood.
Modern Marvels
S16, EP15 "Wood"Hundreds of years before steel and plastic, wood was the building block of America; from the historical, to the modern, to the timeless, episode explores the surprising ways people cannot live without wood.
Modern Marvels
S13, EP18 "Fertilizer"Fertilizer--without it two thirds of the world would starve. It makes our lawns grow greener and our crops grow taller; take a tour of the places where the essential nutrients that feed the soil are harnessed.
Modern Marvels
S15, EP2 "Dirt"Thousands of tons of dirt transform a stadium into a Supercross course in Las Vegas; special mud helps pros grip baseballs; mud wrestling in Hawaii; adobe and rammed-earth homes; potting soil facility in California.
Modern Marvels
S12, EP30 "Tobacco"Tobacco's ancient discovery and Andes cultivation leads to modern North Carolina farming and Dominican Republic Fuente cigar plantation; explore harvesting techniques, public health concerns with Surgeon General, and nicotine replacement therapies.
Modern Marvels
S5, EP10 "Dynamite"How dynamite has been used in the construction of roads, tunnels and dams. Included: the invention of dynamite.
Modern Marvels
S13, EP30 "Acid"A look at the many uses of acid; the military harnesses acid to make explosives; at a sulfuric acid plant, acid takes the stain out of stainless steel and dissolves precious metals; the Heinz vinegar plant; acid-loving bacteria.
American Restoration
S3, EP34 "Hammered"A 1940s Hi-Striker carnival game is dropped off for restoration; the guys hammer away at fixing up a handmade nail gun from the 1800s.
American Restoration
S3, EP35 "Busted Beemer"A customer brings by a disassembled 1959 BMW motorcycle with a side car for Rick to restore; the guys work on an antique pencil dispenser that will be auctioned off for a special cause; Rick is visited by a picker who has some unique items for sale.
American Restoration
S3, EP37 "Planes and Flames"Rick is contacted by Nellis Air Force Base to restore their replica of an F-105 fighter jet; Tyler's skills are challenged when a unique Buffalo Forge Grill is brought into the shop.
American Restoration
S3, EP36 "Nut Job"A client agrees to a $10,000 restoration of his early 1900s peanut roaster; Ron and Tyler go digging for gold in a California picker's backyard; Ron buys a vintage English taxi.
American Restoration
S3, EP22 "Dirt Bike Duels"NASCAR driver Greg Biffle asks Rick to restore his 1970s Montesa motorcycle; 1950s Kidillac.
American Restoration
S3, EP23 "Train Trouble"Tyler and Brettly volunteer to tow in a 1947 railroad speeder; a client brings in a NYC police call box.
American Restoration
S3, EP24 "Feel the Heat"An antique three-wheeled cart with no identification is brought into the shop; a client trucks in a massive 1920s stove.
American Restoration
S3, EP25 "Down & Dirty"A 1972 Honda ATC is brought into the shop; Ron and Tyler plan Rick's bachelor bash.