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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.
S12, EP7 "Engineering Disasters 19"
Examine mysterious maritime tragedies including Edmund Fitzgerald's 1975 sinking, Boeing 737 rudder crashes in 1991 and 1994, secret 1959 government nuclear facility meltdown, 4-million gallon diesel storage tank failure, and more.
S12, EP35 "Engineering Disasters 20"
Examine industrial disasters including BP Refinery Texas City explosions killing workers, American Airlines flight crash circumstances, Times Beach Missouri dioxin contamination, NASA Skylab problems, and Praxair gas company fire.
S15, EP9 "Beans"
Beans; converting soybeans into vegetable oils, flour and soy meal; Nebraska's Kelley Bean Co. cleans 80,000 pounds of dry beans daily; New England baked beans made by B&M; Italian chef Cesare Casella uses heirloom beans; hummus.
S15, EP33 "Rice"
Rice is the world's most versatile grain; there are over 140,000 types - white, brown, long-grain, wild, short-grain, jasmine, Arborio, Basmati, black Thai, sweet, sticky - enough to satisfy any discerning palette.
S12, EP35 "Engineering Disasters 20"
Examine industrial disasters including BP Refinery Texas City explosions killing workers, American Airlines flight crash circumstances, Times Beach Missouri dioxin contamination, NASA Skylab problems, and Praxair gas company fire.
S12, EP7 "Engineering Disasters 19"
Examine mysterious maritime tragedies including Edmund Fitzgerald's 1975 sinking, Boeing 737 rudder crashes in 1991 and 1994, secret 1959 government nuclear facility meltdown, 4-million gallon diesel storage tank failure, and more.
