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Modern Marvels on History Channel

1995, TV Show

Episode Detail: Vacuums - Modern Marvels

A history of vacuum devices. Included: underwater vacuums designed to remove algae from coral reefs; huge vacuum cleaners used in the aftermath of natural disasters; pneumatic tubes used in the 19th century to deliver mail; vacuum-powered railways. Also: a visit to Hoover's Vacuum Cleaner Museum in Ohio; and the world's largest vacuum chamber at the NASA Glenn Research Center's Plum Brook Station.

Episodes: Vacuums - Modern Marvels - 624 total Episodes

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2/25/2009: Challenger Tank
12/26/2008: Night
12/23/2008: Measure It
12/22/2008: Super Human
12/19/2008: Retro Tech
12/8/2008: Car Wash
12/1/2008: Salt
11/24/2008: The Turkey
11/19/2008: The Horse
10/31/2008: Halloween Tech
10/20/2008: Bull's-eye
10/13/2008: Corrosion and Decomposition
10/2/2008: Soft Drinks
9/18/2008: Mold & Fungus
8/28/2008: Dangerous Roads
8/21/2008: Wheat
8/14/2008: Iron
7/31/2008: Secrets of Oil
7/24/2008: Mad Electricity
7/24/2008: Coin Operated
7/14/2008: Underwear
7/10/2008: Crashes
6/30/2008: Bathroom Tech II
6/23/2008: Ice Cream
6/20/2008: Corpse Tech
6/16/2008: Lead
6/9/2008: Super Hot
6/6/2008: Most Dangerous
5/14/2008: Electrified
5/7/2008: Axes
4/30/2008: Rats
4/21/2008: Locomotives
4/4/2008: Gadgets III
3/24/2008: Bread
3/17/2008: Whiskey
3/16/2008: Alaskan Fishing
3/10/2008: Strange Weapons
3/6/2008: World's Strongest III
2/28/2008: Superhighways
2/7/2008: 90's Tech
1/14/2008: Carbon
1/7/2008: Milk
1/2/2008: Hooked
12/25/2007: Fast Food Tech
12/17/2007: Cold Cuts
12/10/2007: Most Shocking
12/3/2007: Rocks
11/28/2007: The Pig
11/19/2007: Corn
11/12/2007: Environmental Tech II
10/25/2007: Engineering Disasters 21
10/19/2007: F-18 Hornet
10/11/2007: World's Sharpest
10/1/2007: Acid
9/25/2007: Deep Freeze
9/20/2007: Extreme Aircraft II
9/5/2007: Batteries
8/29/2007: Nature Tech: Volcanoes
8/27/2007: Traps
8/20/2007: Vacuums
8/14/2007: Star Wars Tech
8/13/2007: Bedroom Tech
8/6/2007: Chocolate
7/30/2007: Sticky Stuff
7/26/2007: Cowboy Tech
7/25/2007: Aluminum
7/19/2007: Weird Weapons: The Axis
7/18/2007: Saws
6/27/2007: Cheese
6/27/2007: Cereal: History in a Bowl
6/20/2007: Fertilizer
6/13/2007: Truck Stops
6/11/2007: Weird Weapons: The Allies
6/4/2007: Copper Kings
5/30/2007: 70's Tech
5/30/2007: Engineering Disasters of the 70's
5/23/2007: World's Strongest II
5/16/2007: It Came From Outer Space
5/16/2007: 60's Tech
5/9/2007: Welding
5/2/2007: Deep Sea Salvage
4/18/2007: More Military Movers
4/12/2007: Yard Tech
3/28/2007: Dams
3/4/2007: Barbarian Battle Tech
3/2/2007: Paving America
3/2/2007: Stealth and Beyond: Air Stealth
2/21/2007: Weapons of Mass Destruction
2/13/2007: The Destroyer
2/11/2007: Ice
2/7/2007: Pumps
1/31/2007: Canning
1/24/2007: Environmental Tech
1/17/2007: Balls
1/14/2007: Star Trek Tech
1/3/2007: The Boneyard: Where Machines Go to End Their Lives
12/20/2006: Christmas Tech
12/13/2006: Tea
12/10/2006: Snow
12/6/2006: Engineering Disasters 20
11/29/2006: Wine
11/29/2006: Harvesting 2
11/28/2006: Breakfast Tech
11/15/2006: The Supermarket
11/13/2006: The Telephone
11/8/2006: Tobacco
11/1/2006: Tomcat Sunset
10/22/2006: High Voltage
10/18/2006: World's Strongest
10/11/2006: Distilleries 2
10/4/2006: Ink
9/20/2006: Renewable Energy
9/20/2006: Freight Trains
9/18/2006: Building in the Name of God
9/17/2006: Shotguns
9/13/2006: Copper
9/6/2006: Water
8/30/2006: Levees
8/23/2006: Mummy Tech
8/2/2006: Nuts
7/26/2006: World's Biggest Machines 5
7/21/2006: Mountain Roads
7/20/2006: Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
7/9/2006: Pirate Tech
6/28/2006: BBQ Tech
6/21/2006: Horsepower
6/19/2006: Money
6/14/2006: Heavy Metals
5/25/2006: Ben Franklin Tech
5/24/2006: 80s Tech
5/10/2006: Drilling
5/3/2006: Shovels
4/26/2006: Insulation
3/22/2006: Engineering Disasters 19
3/8/2006: Leather
2/28/2006: Engineering Disasters: New Orleans
2/14/2006: Candy
2/8/2006: Engineering Disasters 18
1/25/2006: Nature Tech: Lightning
1/24/2006: Custom Cars
1/18/2006: Modern Marvels Marathon
1/18/2006: Cotton
1/11/2006: Fire
1/4/2006: Containers
12/29/2005: Nature Tech: Hurricanes
12/25/2005: Walt Disney World
12/20/2005: More Snackfood Tech
12/6/2005: More Hardware
12/4/2005: Da Vinci Tech
11/30/2005: The Lumberyard
11/16/2005: Brewing
11/2/2005: Engineering Disasters 17
10/9/2005: Engineering Disasters 8
10/5/2005: The Auto Store
9/14/2005: Sugar
9/14/2005: Coffee
9/2/2005: HMS Victory
9/1/2005: Wiring America
8/27/2005: B-2 Bomber
8/25/2005: The World's Fastest
8/25/2005: Route 66
8/18/2005: Secret Luftwaffe Aircraft of WWII
8/10/2005: Lube Job
8/3/2005: Dredging
8/2/2005: World's Biggest Machines 4
7/27/2005: Sewers
6/29/2005: Edison Tech
6/25/2005: Greatest Movie Gadgets
6/19/2005: Private Collections, Priceless Collections
6/17/2005: Secret Japanese Aircraft of WWII
6/15/2005: The Cape Cod Canal
6/9/2005: John Hancock Center
6/6/2005: Machines of D-Day
5/26/2005: Civil War Tech
5/21/2005: F/A-22 Raptor
5/18/2005: Glue
4/28/2005: Paint
4/27/2005: The Basement
4/14/2005: Tailgating
4/8/2005: The Doomsday Clock
3/18/2005: Deadliest Weapons
3/18/2005: Edwards Air Force Base
3/16/2005: Tank Crews
3/10/2005: Taxidermy
3/1/2005: Howard Hughes Tech
2/23/2005: Sub Zero
2/23/2005: Desert Tech
2/16/2005: George Washington Carver Tech
2/8/2005: The Butcher
2/5/2005: Blackbird Stealth!
1/18/2005: Nature's Engineering 2
1/12/2005: The Arch
1/7/2005: Gangster Guns
1/5/2005: Poison
12/28/2004: Doomsday Tech 1
12/28/2004: More Doomsday Tech
12/23/2004: Ancient Discoveries: Heron of Alexandria
12/23/2004: Commercial Fishing
12/23/2004: Ancient Discoveries: Galen, Doctor to the Gladiators
12/23/2004: Engineering Disasters 16
12/23/2004: Engineering Disasters 16
12/23/2004: Engineering Disasters 16
12/22/2004: Ancient Discoveries: Ancient Computer?
12/22/2004: More Dangerous Cargo
12/16/2004: Snackfood Tech
12/8/2004: Engineering Disasters 15
12/1/2004: Washington Monument
11/24/2004: Movie Theaters
11/23/2004: Engineering Disasters 14
11/17/2004: Sub Disasters
11/16/2004: Engineering Disasters 13
11/10/2004: Surveillance Tech
11/9/2004: Engineering Disasters 12
10/29/2004: M1 Abrams: Supertank!
10/28/2004: Japanese Sub at Pearl Harbor
10/27/2004: The World's Longest Bridge
10/26/2004: Engineering Disasters 11
10/20/2004: Presidential Movers
10/20/2004: Gas Tech
10/19/2004: Engineering Disasters 10
10/13/2004: Sears Tower
10/12/2004: Engineering Disasters 9
10/6/2004: Harvesting
10/5/2004: Engineering Disasters 8
9/29/2004: More of the World's Biggest Machines
9/28/2004: SOS Tech
9/22/2004: Police Pursuit
9/15/2004: St. Lawrence Seaway
9/7/2004: Building a Skyscraper: The Human Environment
9/7/2004: Building a Skyscraper: The Arteries
9/6/2004: Building a Skyscraper: The Exterior
9/6/2004: Building a Skyscraper: The Skeleton
8/31/2004: Engineering Disasters 7
8/25/2004: Extreme Aircraft
8/18/2004: Athens Subway
8/11/2004: Oil Tankers
8/4/2004: Distilleries
7/30/2004: World War I Tech
7/28/2004: George Washington Bridge
7/21/2004: Apollo 11
7/8/2004: Nuclear Tech
7/6/2004: Robots
6/15/2004: City Water
6/9/2004: Rubber
6/3/2004: D-Day Tech
5/26/2004: Plane Crashes
5/20/2004: The Luftwaffe
5/20/2004: The Subs of WWII
5/12/2004: Hydraulics
4/28/2004: Engineering Disasters 6
4/21/2004: Bathroom Tech
4/14/2004: The Power Grid
4/7/2004: Bible Tech
3/31/2004: Nature's Engineers
3/19/2004: Frontline Reporting
3/17/2004: Command Central
3/1/2004: Panzers
2/27/2004: A-10 Tankbuster
2/18/2004: Racetrack Tech
2/4/2004: Pacific Coast Highway
1/14/2004: Oil Fire Fighting
12/30/2003: Engineering Disasters 5
12/23/2003: Toys
12/19/2003: The Berlin Wall
12/18/2003: Egyptian Pyramids
12/17/2003: The Technology of Kitty Hawk
12/10/2003: Failed Inventions
12/2/2003: Rolls-Royce
12/2/2003: Extreme Gadgets
12/1/2003: Car Tech of the Future
11/29/2003: B-52
11/25/2003: ET Tech
11/12/2003: Extreme Trucks
11/4/2003: Inviting Disaster
11/4/2003: Inviting Disaster
10/29/2003: FBI's Crime Lab
10/21/2003: Inviting Disaster
10/20/2003: Inviting Disaster
10/18/2003: High Tech Weapons: The Predator and Beyond
10/15/2003: Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
9/30/2003: Smart Bombs
9/27/2003: Early Machine Guns
9/25/2003: High Voltage
9/24/2003: Shipyards
9/24/2003: Machu Picchu
9/3/2003: Overseas Highway
8/26/2003: Space Shuttle Columbia
8/21/2003: Landmines
8/19/2003: Metal
8/13/2003: Bullets
8/12/2003: Terror Tech: Defending the Highrise
8/6/2003: Military Movers
8/5/2003: Terror Tech: Military
7/31/2003: Non-Lethal Weapons
7/29/2003: Terror Tech: Civilians
7/23/2003: Sandhogs
7/23/2003: Car Crashes
7/16/2003: Breaking the Sound Barrier
7/9/2003: Logging Tech
7/2/2003: Engineering Disasters 4
6/25/2003: Dangerous Cargo
6/3/2003: The Exterminator
5/22/2003: Torture Devices
5/14/2003: F-14
5/10/2003: MiG 15: Russian Stealth
4/30/2003: The Magnum
4/30/2003: Ball Turret Gunners
4/29/2003: Loading Docks
4/2/2003: Coal Mines
4/1/2003: Titanic Tech
3/18/2003: Army Corps of Engineers
3/11/2003: Bullet Trains
3/5/2003: Mackinac Bridge
3/4/2003: Twin Towers of the East
2/11/2003: The Alcan Highway
2/4/2003: Booby Traps
1/28/2003: The Trans-Siberian Railroad
1/7/2003: Castles and Dungeons
12/17/2002: Runways
12/15/2002: Aircraft Carrier
12/10/2002: Concept Cars
12/5/2002: Digi-Tech
12/4/2002: Limos
12/4/2002: Convertibles
12/2/2002: More Bond Gadgets
11/9/2002: Bricks
10/30/2002: High Tech Sex
10/8/2002: Cranes
9/18/2002: Pickup Trucks
9/17/2002: The Autobahn
9/10/2002: The Chrysler Building
8/27/2002: Magnets
8/13/2002: Nordhausen
8/6/2002: Towing
7/23/2002: Gasoline
7/16/2002: Strategic Air Command
7/2/2002: Beach Technology
6/27/2002: Physical Fitness: Quest for Health
6/25/2002: Hangars
6/22/2002: The Cola Wars
6/20/2002: Models
6/18/2002: Camouflage
6/12/2002: Hunting Gear
6/11/2002: The Tackle Box
6/4/2002: The Manhattan Project
6/3/2002: Big Rigs of Combat: Tanks and Jeeps
5/21/2002: Drag Racing
5/14/2002: World's Biggest Machines
5/11/2002: T-34: Russian Victory
5/7/2002: Axes, Swords and Knives
4/30/2002: Muscle Cars
4/20/2002: Guns of Winchester
4/19/2002: Ice Road Truckers
4/18/2002: Fire and Ice
4/17/2002: Winter Warriors
4/17/2002: Camera
4/16/2002: Ice Breakers
4/9/2002: Star City
3/26/2002: The Wheel
3/21/2002: Big Rigs of Combat: Tanks
3/19/2002: Engines
3/12/2002: The F-14
3/7/2002: The Phonograph
3/5/2002: The Junkyard
2/26/2002: Siege Machines
2/20/2002: Seabees
2/19/2002: Bulletproof
2/9/2002: Gunslingers
2/6/2002: SWAT
2/1/2002: Million Dollar Cars
2/1/2002: 4 x 4
2/1/2002: Pleasure Boats
1/31/2002: Million Dollar Tech
1/30/2002: Remote Control
1/29/2002: James Bond Gadgets
1/28/2002: Private Jets
1/28/2002: Private Jets
1/28/2002: Private Jets
1/23/2002: Domed Stadiums
1/22/2002: Stories from the Hall of Fame: Pro Football
12/27/2001: Making of Boy's Toys
12/19/2001: Secrets of the Acropolis
12/11/2001: St. Louis Arch
12/4/2001: Firing Ranges
12/1/2001: Glass
11/29/2001: Times Square
11/28/2001: Los Angeles
11/27/2001: Drive-Thru
11/21/2001: Motion Picture
11/15/2001: Chemical and Biological Weapons
11/14/2001: First Response
11/13/2001: War Games
10/30/2001: Cemeteries
10/27/2001: The AK-47
10/27/2001: Guns of Remington
10/23/2001: Bunkers
10/18/2001: Assembly Lines
10/17/2001: Work Clothes
10/15/2001: The House
9/25/2001: The Secret Life of the Crash Test Dummy
9/19/2001: Diamond Mines
9/18/2001: Quarries
9/11/2001: West Point
9/4/2001: Air Shows
8/28/2001: Nuclear Subs
8/21/2001: Cannons
8/16/2001: Spitfire
8/9/2001: Super Guns
8/7/2001: Sherman Tank
7/28/2001: War Transport Planes
7/28/2001: The Winchester
7/25/2001: Saloons
7/24/2001: Cattle Ranches
6/27/2001: More Gadgets
6/25/2001: The Hardware Store
6/19/2001: Battle Gear
6/16/2001: The Electric Light
6/11/2001: The Colosseum
6/8/2001: The M-16
6/6/2001: The Gunboats of Vietnam
6/6/2001: Vietnam Warplanes
6/4/2001: Tunnels of Vietnam
5/24/2001: Hitler's War Machine
5/14/2001: Codes
5/14/2001: International Airports II
5/12/2001: Model 'T'
5/8/2001: The Amphibious Assault Ships
5/7/2001: Chemical Weapons
5/5/2001: The Internet: Behind the Web
4/30/2001: The MiG
4/21/2001: Viking Ships
4/16/2001: Engineering Disasters 3
4/12/2001: Computers
3/27/2001: Infantry Weapons
3/19/2001: Lighthouses
3/12/2001: Monster Trucks
3/5/2001: War Trains
3/1/2001: Hadrian's Wall
2/26/2001: The Pentagon
2/23/2001: Construction Machines
2/12/2001: Garage Gadgets
2/7/2001: Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
2/6/2001: The PT Boats
1/30/2001: Survival Technology
1/25/2001: U-Boats
1/24/2001: Breweries
1/23/2001: Apollo 13
1/20/2001: Presidential Trains
1/17/2001: Commercial Jets
1/4/2001: Home Tech
1/4/2001: Proving Grounds
12/23/2000: The Tool Bench
12/20/2000: Line of Defense
12/14/2000: Liberty Ships of WWII
12/13/2000: Inventions of War
12/6/2000: Power Plants
11/21/2000: The Galleons
11/18/2000: Guns of Israel
11/15/2000: Death Devices
11/9/2000: Remote Operated Vehicles
11/7/2000: Combat Training
11/3/2000: London Underground
10/26/2000: Suez Canal
10/23/2000: Big Rigs of Combat
10/19/2000: Farming Technology
10/18/2000: Machine Tools
10/17/2000: The Body Shop
10/10/2000: Video Games: Just for Fun
9/27/2000: The Battleships
9/19/2000: The Maginot Line
9/14/2000: China's Great Dam
9/12/2000: Aswan Dam
8/23/2000: Trucks
8/15/2000: The Erie Canal
8/1/2000: Gold Mines
7/30/2000: Banks
7/28/2000: Buses
6/23/2000: Traffic
6/21/2000: Sports Cars
6/20/2000: Race Cars
6/13/2000: Private Planes
6/7/2000: Camping Technology
6/1/2000: Concrete
5/26/2000: Tower Bridge
5/9/2000: Disaster Technology
4/18/2000: Police Technology
4/11/2000: War Planes of World War II
4/2/2000: Police Guns
3/16/2000: Office Wonders
3/15/2000: Great Inventions
3/14/2000: Gadgets
3/7/2000: Prisons
3/1/2000: Bridges
2/9/2000: Machine Guns
2/4/2000: Space Stations
1/12/2000: The Chunnel
1/11/2000: The City Beneath Our Feet
1/4/2000: Aircraft Carriers
12/17/1999: Balloons
12/15/1999: Lost Marvels
12/14/1999: Casino Technology
12/8/1999: Niagara Power Plant
12/2/1999: Train Wrecks
11/30/1999: More Engineering Disasters
11/25/1999: Air Force One: A History
11/21/1999: Million Dollar Guns
11/17/1999: Security Systems
11/15/1999: Motorcycles
11/12/1999: Fireworks
11/9/1999: Demolition
10/26/1999: Emergency Room
10/20/1999: Tanks
10/19/1999: Forts
10/15/1999: The Big Dig
10/13/1999: The Tool Bench: Hand Tools
10/13/1999: More Earthmovers
10/12/1999: The Tool Bench: Power Tools
10/7/1999: Strange Disappearance of the Anasazi
9/28/1999: Simulators
9/24/1999: Submarines
9/21/1999: Spy Technology
9/14/1999: Atlantic Wall
9/1/1999: Newspapers
8/31/1999: American Steel: Built to Last
8/24/1999: Parachutes
8/22/1999: U.S. Guns of World War II
8/10/1999: Crash Testing
8/3/1999: New York Bridges
7/21/1999: Great Bridge: Eight Miles of Steel
7/20/1999: Hoover Dam
7/19/1999: Baseball Parks: Fields of Dreams
5/24/1999: Paving America
8/29/1998: Guns of the Civil War
Black Hawk: Night Stalker
Cosmodrome
Radar: The Invention That Saved Democracy
Plumbing: The Arteries of Civilization
Oil
Satellites
The Computer
The Empire State Building
The Railroads That Tamed the West
The Telephone
Captured Light
Transatlantic Cable
Oakland Bay Bridge
Plastics
Quest for Fitness
Roller Coasters
Observatories: Stonehenge to Space Telescopes
Spy Gadgets
Forensic Science: The Crimefighter's Weapon
The Great Wall of China
Aquariums
TVA: The Tennessee Valley Authority
City Parks
Mail Delivery: Erasing the Miles
Modern Marvels
Golden Gate Bridge
Household Wonders
The Search for the Polio Vaccine
Deep Sea Exploration: Challenging the Abyss
Stealth Technology
Monumental Statues
Prosthetics
Stereos
The NYC Subway
Engineering Disasters
Mount Rushmore
World's Fairs: Visions of the Future
Aqueducts: Man-made Rivers of Life
Space Shuttle
U.S. Mints: Money Machines
Rescue Equipment
Earthmovers: The Power to Move Mountains
Las Vegas
Radio: Out of Thin Air
NORAD: The War-Game Fortress
International Airports
Battlefield Engineering
Firefighting! The Arson Detectives
Harley-Davidson
Firefighting! Extreme Conditions
The Stock Exchange
The Alaskan Oil Pipeline
Silver Mines
Tunnels
Grand Coulee Dam
Domed Stadiums
Skyscrapers
Airships
Gothic Cathedrals
America's Highways
Television: Window to the World
Medical Imaging: The Voyage Inward
Scuba and Deep-Sea Fishing
Offshore Drilling
Great Towers in the Sky
The Eiffel Tower
Las Vegas Hotels
Helicopters
Bombs
Weather Predictions
Clocks
The Panama Canal
The Statue of Liberty
Antibiotics: Wonder Drugs
Salt Mines
Map Making
Ocean Liners
The Brooklyn Bridge
Transcontinental Railroads
Pyramids: Majesty and Mystery
Sports Technology: Equipment
Garbage
Police Car
Dynamite
Jet Engines
Battlefield Medicine
Thinking Machines: The Creation of the Computer
Guns of the Russian Military
Big Rigs of Combat: Jeeps

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Premiered: 1995, on History Channel

Rating: TV-PG

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Premise: Architectural and engineering landmarks of the 19th and 20th centuries. The programs previously aired on A&E's `Time Machine' series. Among the subjects: the Brooklyn Bridge, the Maginot Line, the Erie Canal, the Aswan Dam and the Trans-Siberian Railroad.

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