Modern Marvels Season 5 Episodes

Episode 1

Mail Delivery: Erasing the Miles

Fri, Jan 1, 1999

The history of the US Postal Service from it's humble beginnings to its modern incarnation.

Episode 2

Airships

Fri, Jan 1, 1999

A look at the history of all types of dirigible aircrafts including blimps and zeppelins from their inventions until modern times.

Episode 3

The NYC Subway

Wed, Jan 6, 199942 mins

The New York City subway system.

Episode 4

Engineering Disasters

Mon, Feb 22, 199944 mins

When man's engineering desires outweigh their knowledge or is threatened by unknown threats the results are often deadly. Profiled disasters include the sinking of the Titanic, the collapses of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, the Teton Dam, and the walkways at the Kansas City Hyatt. Aircraft disasters highlighted include the Hindenburg, TWA flight 800, and the crash of a DC-10 airliner. Space disasters profiled were the Apollo 1 fire, the Apollo 13 and Challenger disasters, and the issues of the Hubble Telescope. Industrial accidents showcased include Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Bhopal.

Episode 5

Spy Technology

Mon, Mar 15, 1999

Todays theme is History Channel "Spy Technology".

Episode 6

Battlefield Medicine

Tue, Mar 30, 1999

Episode 7

The Motion Picture

Tue, Apr 20, 1999

The struggles of Thomas Edison and others to create motion pictures.

Episode 8

U.S. Mints: Money Machines

Mon, Apr 26, 1999

A rare behind the scenes look at how the U.S. Mint manufactures coins and medals for the U.S. Government.

Episode 9

Rescue Technology

Sat, May 1, 1999

The history of urban search and rescue are the focus ed from their humble beginnings during WWII through the modern times.

Episode 10

Bombs!

Thu, May 13, 1999

Episode 11

Scuba Diving & Underwater Breathing

Tue, May 25, 1999

The devices used by man from ages of antiquity to the present in order to go below the waters of the sea.

Episode 12

Dynamite

Mon, Jun 21, 1999

How dynamite has shaped the modern world with its use in great engineering projects.

Episode 13

Offshore Oil Drilling

Tue, Jul 6, 1999

Episode 14

Hoover Dam

Mon, Jul 12, 1999

The history of how the Hoover Dam was built and the current operations.

Episode 15

Baseball Parks

Mon, Jul 19, 1999

Episode 16

New York Bridges

Mon, Aug 2, 199945 mins

The history of how each of New York City's bridges was created to connect the five boroughs.

Episode 17

Parachutes

Mon, Aug 23, 1999

The history of parachutes and how there development has impacted the fields of war, firefighting, recreation, and space exploration.

Episode 18

Newspapers

Tue, Aug 31, 1999

Episode 19

Fireworks

Mon, Sep 6, 1999

Episode 20

The Atlantic Wall

Mon, Sep 13, 1999

Overview of the Nazi Fortifications along the Atlantic Seaboard from Belgium to Spain. Coastal Defense of WW2 Nazi efforts to prevent Allied Forces from gaining foothold into France. War Time Film Footage of "D" Day Invasion.

Episode 21

Simulators

Mon, Sep 27, 1999

Episode 22

The Tool Bench: Power Tools

Mon, Oct 11, 1999

The history behind electric, battery, and other powered tools like drills, saws, and sanders.

Episode 23

The Tool Bench: Hand Tools

Tue, Oct 12, 1999

The history of hand tools such as hammer, axes, hand plane, saws, wrenches, and drills. Also featured are looks at ancient tools, tool ergonomics, the hardware store and the Mercer Museum of ancient tools.

Episode 24

Earth Movers II

Wed, Oct 13, 1999

Episode 25

Forts

Mon, Oct 18, 1999

Episode 26

Emergency Room

Mon, Oct 25, 1999

Emergency room medicine has only been a recognized specialty since 1989, and it took close to two millennia to get to this point. Advancements that led to the modern emergency rooms are highlighted as well as emergency/trauma medicine.

Episode 27

Demolition

Mon, Nov 8, 1999

Episode 30

Engineering Disasters 2

Mon, Nov 29, 1999

Todays theme is Engineering Disasters 2.

Episode 34

Balloons

Thu, Dec 16, 1999