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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.
S14, EP9 "Locomotives"
Zip through the french countryside at nearly 300 MPH on the TGV, the fastest locomotive in the world; ride on the little engines that could as they guide giant ships through the Panama Canal; watch two locomotives crash head-on.
