Modern Marvels Season 8 Episodes

Episode 1

Failed Inventions

Wed, Jan 2, 2002

Not every invention is a winner. Look at some of history's worst inventions including incompetent military weapons like the nuclear rifle and the Goliath tank. Also featured are the mechanical television, radiated medical products, and the odd looking Dymaxion house and car. Other cars featured where the Chrysler Turbine car and Ford's Nuclear powered car.

Episode 3

Private Jets: Part 1

Mon, Jan 28, 2002

Episode 4

Private Jets Part 2

Mon, Jan 28, 2002

Episode 5

Remote Control

Wed, Jan 30, 2002

Episode 6

Million Dollar Tech

Thu, Jan 31, 2002

Episode 7

Pleasure Boats

Fri, Feb 1, 2002

Episode 8

Bulletproof

Tue, Feb 19, 2002

Episode 9

Siege Machines

Tue, Feb 26, 2002

A look at ancient and middle age technology used to break through fortifications. Includes ladders, trebuchets, torsion machines, battering rams, cannons, tanks, bombs, and misses.

Episode 10

The Junkyard

Tue, Mar 5, 200244 mins

A look at the various forms of junk and scrapyards as well as the technology that allows for recycling of old materials.

Episode 11

The F-14

Tue, Mar 12, 2002

A look at the F-14 Tomcat jet fighter.

Episode 12

Motors

Tue, Mar 19, 2002

The history of engines and their modern day uses.

Episode 13

The Wheel

Tue, Mar 26, 2002

The history of the wheel and how it has impacted human life so ubiquitously.

Episode 14

Ice Breakers

Tue, Apr 16, 2002

The history of ice breakers and how they keep the lanes of commerce open during the frozen winter and the arctic open for science.

Episode 15

Fire & Ice: Heating and Air Conditioning

Thu, Apr 18, 2002

The history of how fire and ice inspired modern man to control the climate indoors. Includes how heating and air conditioning works in a home, a car, and airplanes. Also features clean rooms and air conditioning in space.

Episode 16

Axes, Swords and Knives

Tue, May 7, 2002

This program begins by tracing the development of cutting edges from obsidian flakes to the the latest high tech ceramic. Then the process of making swords and the design trade offs for their various purposes are examined in detail. Finally, the design and manufacture of axes and knives are contrasted with the more challenging demands of swordsmithing.

Episode 17

The World's Biggest Machines

Tue, May 14, 2002

They are some of the largest machines on the planet. Go behind the scenes of how the largest front end loaders and excavators are constructed which includes some very large machines. Also featured is the crawler that moved NASA's rockets and space shuttles to the launchpad, a new cruise ship, windmills, and water pumps.

Episode 18

Drag Racing

Tue, May 21, 2002

The history of drag racing from its humble beginnings to the modern innovations that routinely lead to speeds north of 300 MPH.

Episode 19

Big Rigs of Combat: Tanks/Jeeps

Sun, Jun 2, 2002

Episode 20

The Manhattan Project

Tue, Jun 4, 200245 mins

Encouraged by Leo Szilard and galvanized by German success in achieving nuclear fission, the United States embarks on a crash program to build a nuclear bomb. Aided by many Jewish scientists who had fled Nazi Germany the project team successfully constructs three fuel production lines using different technologies and assembles three bombs. One bomb was tested in New Mexico and the others deployed against the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Episode 21

The Tackle Box

Tue, Jun 11, 2002

Todays theme is The Tackle Box.

Episode 22

Hunting Gear

Thu, Jun 13, 2002

The gear used by amateur and professional hunters is profiled from various animal calls to weapons such as rifles, shotguns, and knives up through high tech equipment.

Episode 23

Camouflage

Tue, Jun 18, 2002

Episode 24

Models

Thu, Jun 20, 2002

Episode 25

Hangars

Tue, Jun 25, 2002

Episode 26

Super Guns

Mon, Jul 15, 2002

Episode 27

Strategic Air Command

Wed, Jul 16, 200345 mins

A look at the United States Strategic Air Command since it was formed after World War II through the present. Includes a look inside the Cheyenne Missile Complex and the close calls that almost led to a nuclear war.

Episode 28

Gasoline

Tue, Jul 23, 2002

The history of gasoline and how it shapes our modern world.

Episode 29

Engines

Wed, Jul 24, 2002

The history of engines beginning with the steam engine through modern rotary and rocket engines are profiled.

Episode 30

Towing

Tue, Aug 6, 2002

Episode 31

Jet Engines

Thu, Aug 8, 2002

The technology of jet engines in commercial and military applications.

Episode 32

Nordhausen

Tue, Aug 13, 2002

Episode 33

Liberty Ships of WWII

Thu, Aug 15, 2002

Episode 34

The Magnum

Wed, Aug 21, 2002

Episode 35

Magnets

Tue, Aug 27, 2002

Episode 36

Breweries

Fri, Aug 30, 2002

Episode 37

The Chrysler Building

Tue, Sep 10, 2002

The Chrysler Building in New York City is the subject.

Episode 38

The Autobahn

Tue, Sep 17, 2002

Episode 39

Pickup Trucks

Wed, Sep 18, 2002

Episode 40

Muscle Cars

Fri, Sep 20, 2002

They were loud, fast, and during the 1960's and 1970's they were the most popular cars coming out of Detroit. Muscle cars were an American art form. See the history behind the GTO, to the Challenger, the Cutlass and many more.

Episode 41

Cranes

Tue, Oct 8, 2002

Episode 42

Sherman Tanks

Tue, Oct 22, 2002

Episode 43

Train Wrecks

Mon, Oct 28, 2002

Episode 45

Tunnels of Vietnam

Wed, Nov 13, 200246 mins

Journey beneath the earth to see why the construction of tunnels remains among the most difficult and dangerous engineering projects man can undertake.

Episode 46

James Bond Gadgets

Mon, Dec 2, 200244 mins

This program examines the props that put the wow in James Bond films. They included the cars from Aston Martin, BMW, Lotus and Rolls Royce, the autogyro "Little Nellie", the Q boat and the incredibly popular rocket belt. Then visit a shop where the man on the street can buy the latest counter-espionage devices.

Episode 51

Runways

Tue, Dec 17, 2002