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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.
S10 "The Technology of Lewis and Clark"
Planning, craftsmanship, improvisation and sheer determination contribute to the success of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
S14, EP35 "Measure It"
How distance, time, speed, weight and temperature are measured; weighing a whale; how a speedometer works; the National Institute of Standards and Technology; measuring tapes made by Stanley Tools.
S10, EP12 "Hydraulics"
The transmission of forces from point to point through fluid opens the door for the Industrial Revolution.
S11 "Dredging"
Dredgers clear and deepen ports for vessels that carry megacontainers.
S21, EP7 "Freight Trains Plus"
Climbing aboard the complex rail network that snakes through valleys, over rivers and across prairies to get America's goods from the factory to front doors.
