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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.
S14, EP10 "Mad Electricity"
Each flip of an electric-light switch attests to the genius of Nikola Tesla, creator of the alternating current (AC) system; the Tesla coil; energy-efficient bulbs.
S2, EP22 "The Phonograph"
The history of one of Thomas Edison's first inventions, the phonograph; rare photographs and recordings document Edison's race against Alexander Graham Bell.
S3, EP2 "Radio: Out of Thin Air"
Once the revolutionary force that galvanized global communications without wires, radio linked the world a century ago; explore this enduring medium's long evolution from communication breakthrough to today's presence.
S2, EP25 "The Telephone"
The intense competition, the romance, the success and disappointment that led to the miracle of long distance communication.
S14, EP10 "Mad Electricity"
Each flip of an electric-light switch attests to the genius of Nikola Tesla, creator of the alternating current (AC) system; the Tesla coil; energy-efficient bulbs.
