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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.
S5, EP16 "Parachutes"
The idea of floating to earth from great heights dates back centuries, and from the beginning parachutes combined entertainment with life-saving utility; the parachute has also played a vital role in modern warfare since WWI.
S9 "Smart Bombs"
Precision-guided weapons become a flashpoint for war critics.
S15, EP31 "Made in the USA"
The world's biggest and oldest flag manufacturer; inside the last US athletic shoe factory; the strangest form of alternate transportation; a hot toy company that believes it's imperative to keep their work here at home.
S12, EP11 "Ben Franklin Tech"
Benjamin Franklin, the oldest Founding Father, was the late 18th century's foremost scientist and greatest inventor; created Pennsylvania Stove, lightning rod, glass armonica for Mozart and Beethoven and anti-counterfeiting techniques.
S13, EP28 "Extreme Aircraft II"
Take a supersonic flight through a world of flying machines that are redefining our skies; pull serious G's in the U.S. military's latest fighter jet: the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
