Modern Marvels Season 7 Episodes

Episode 1

Proving Grounds

Mon, Jan 8, 2001

A look at various proving grounds including the historic Packard Automotive proving ground in Michigan and the Colorado springs U.S. Olympic training facility. Two army proving grounds for extreme weather in Alaska and Arizona are also featured.

Episode 2

Commercial Jets

Tue, Jan 16, 2001

From the ground up...literally, a detailed look into the origins of our modern day air taxi's. From concept to competition these industry defining jets made the world affordable to travel for the masses.

Episode 3

Apollo 13

Tue, Jan 23, 200145 mins

A chronicle of the Apollo 13 flight in 1970, which almost ended in disaster when a liquid-oxygen tank ruptured, stranding the crew in space.

Episode 4

Survival Technology

Mon, Jan 29, 2001

Episode 5

Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel

Wed, Feb 7, 2001

The 17-mile long Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel connects two cities in Virginia that normally would require a 340 mile round trip. Featured are the history of the Chesapeake Bay and the engineering challenges of constructing a bridge and tunnel across a wild body of water not once but twice.

Episode 6

Garage Gadgets

Tue, Feb 13, 2001

A look at garage gadgets, including leaf blowers and lawn mowers.

Episode 8

Hadrian's Wall

Thu, Mar 1, 2001

Episode 13

Monster Trucks

Mon, Mar 12, 200146 mins

A history of monster-truck racing with footage of stunts in California, Florida and Indiana and interviews with racers.

Episode 15

Lighthouses

Mon, Mar 19, 2001

The history of lighthouses from ancient times to how they keep ships safe in modern times.

Episode 19

Computers

Wed, Apr 11, 2001

The development of computers from Charles Babbage's mechanical computers first used in the 1890 U. S. Census, to the computers developed during WW2 to break the German Enigma code. The computers that correctly predicted President Eisenhower's victory in the Presidential election. Transistor computers, integrated circuits and microcomputers used for the space race to the moon. Microprocessors that cut the size and price of computers in the 1970's. To networked computers sharing data and becoming easier to use as better software became available.

Episode 20

Engineering Disasters 3

Mon, Apr 16, 2001

The background in the disasters that caused the Leaning Tower of Pisa, a 1961 nuclear accident in Idaho, the U.S. Air Force, Texas Tower radar station and the space disasters of Soyuz 11, the Mars Polar Lander, and Mars Climate Orbiter.

Episode 24

Chemical and Biological Weapons

Mon, May 7, 2001

Episode 25

International Airports II

Mon, May 14, 2001

Episode 26

Codes

Mon, May 21, 200146 mins

Traces the development of codes from hieroglyphs and other ancient efforts to cyberspace and beyond.

Episode 30

The House: Part 2

Mon, Oct 15, 2001

Episode 32

The Colosseum

Mon, Jun 11, 2001

Episode 33

Battle Gear

Tue, Jun 19, 2001

Episode 34

World Trade Center

Mon, Jun 25, 2001

An historical look at the technological engineering of the World Trade Center. The special was completed and the interviews took place before the tragic events of September 11, 2001. This program stands as an historical record to the wonder it once was-from the construction of this technological feat to the daily working of its complex system. The program offers some of the last interior footage of the Twin Towers.

Episode 35

Hardware Stores

Mon, Jun 25, 2001

Episode 36

More Gadgets

Wed, Jun 27, 2001

Everyday household items like transistor radios, lighters, shavers, and flashlights are profiled.

Episode 37

Cattle Ranches

Tue, Jul 24, 2001

Episode 38

Saloons

Wed, Jul 25, 2001

Episode 43

Construction Machines

Fri, Aug 17, 2001

Episode 44

Cannons

Tue, Aug 21, 2001

The humble beginnings of cannons from the thirteenth century to its modern applications in tanks and more.

Episode 45

Nuclear Subs

Tue, Aug 28, 2001

A look at the high stakes and dangerous world of nuclear submarines, their crews, and the history of the silent war machines.

Episode 47

Air Shows

Tue, Sep 4, 2001

Episode 48

West Point

Tue, Sep 11, 2001

The history of the U.S. Army's academy West Point from foundation through modern times.

Episode 50

Quarries

Tue, Sep 18, 2001

The history of how rocks are quarried for every day uses and the history of how Stone Age man began to quarry rocks to form civilization.

Episode 51

Diamond Mines

Wed, Sep 19, 2001

Episode 54

The House: Part 1

Mon, Oct 15, 2001

Episode 55

Work Clothes

Wed, Oct 17, 2001

Episode 56

Bunkers

Tue, Oct 23, 200145 mins

A look at the history of defensive fortification bunkers. Included: Hitler's Berlin bunker, NORAD, and the Greenbriar Hotel bunker in West Virginia built during the Cold War for Congress.

Episode 58

Cemeteries

Tue, Oct 30, 200144 mins

More than 2 million people die in the U.S. each year. That works out to about 5,500 burials a day. Take a look at dealing with the dead throughout the centuries - and at today's $20 billion funeral industry.

Episode 62

Drive-Thru

Tue, Nov 27, 2001

Hungry and in a hurry? Pick up a meal through the fast food window. Take a look at the technology used to get you a quick meal.

Episode 63

Los Angeles

Wed, Nov 28, 2001

Episode 64

Times Square

Thu, Nov 29, 2001

Episode 65

Glass

Sat, Dec 1, 2001

The history of glass from BC times through the innovations of glass blowing to create all types of glass. Also featured are colored glass, eye glasses, microscopes, telescopes, mirrors, light bulbs, lighthouses, and Corning's development of fiber optic cable.

Episode 66

Firing Ranges

Tue, Dec 4, 2001

Episode 67

The St. Louis Arch

Tue, Dec 11, 2001

The history of how the Gateway Arch in St.Louis was made.