Modern Marvels 1993
HISTORY’s longest-running series moves to H2. Modern Marvels celebrates the ingenuity, invention and imagination found in the world around us. From commonplace items like ink and coffee to architectural masterpieces and engineering disasters, the hit series goes beyond the basics to provide insight and history into things we wonder about and that impact our lives. This series tells fascinating stories of the doers, the dreamers and sometime-schemers that create everyday items, technological breakthroughs and manmade wonders. The hit series goes deep to explore the leading edge of human inspiration and ambition.
Episodes
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S1·E1 Grand Coulee DamThe world’s largest concrete dam–and the largest concrete structure in the world–lies on the Columbia River in the State of Washington. B uilt in 1931, it is also one of…
S1·E2 The Empire State BuildingThe remarkable story of how the landmark New York City skyscraper was constructed during the depths of the Depression. Requiring 10 million bricks and 60,000 tons of…
S1·E3 The Panama CanalChronicles one of the most incredible engineering feats of all time: construction of the 51-mile canal that took 10 years to build and employed over 40,000 workers,…4S1·E4 Cruise ShipsA large machine turned water city, cruise ships are exciting and new.
S1·E5 Transatlantic CableLooks at how one man’s vision and the cooperation between the U.S. and England resulted in an instant, reliable transcontinental mode of communication in the mid-1800s.…
S1·E6 Mt. Rushmore.The incredible tale of how Gutzon Borglum created the world's largest sculpture by carving the faces of four US presidents (George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore…Cast
Crew
- Creator
- Bruce Nash
Details
- First air date
- Dec 10, 1993
- Last air date
- Aug 8, 2022
- Seasons
- 23
- Episodes
- 707
- Episode runtime
- 44 min
- Network
- History, A&E, H2
- Status
- Returning Series
- Studios
- Jupiter Entertainment, Six West Media
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
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