Modern Marvels
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Documentary
History
Science
Technology
Anthology
Celebrates the history, technology, and impact of the engineering achievements and innovations that have shaped the modern world.
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Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Thursday, March 12
The Technology of Lewis and Clark
Season 10 •
The success of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Thursday, March 12
The Technology of Lewis and Clark
Season 10 •
The success of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Friday, March 13
The Technology of Lewis and Clark
Season 10 •
The success of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Friday, March 13
Measure It
Season 14 • Episode 35
How distance, time, speed, weight and temperature are measured.
Friday, March 13
Hydraulics
Season 10 • Episode 12
Hydraulics open the door for the Industrial Revolution.
Friday, March 13
Dredging
Season 11 •
Dredgers clear and deepen ports for vessels that carry megacontainers.
Friday, March 13
Quarries
Season 7 • Episode 33
Quarries use dynamite to extract rock, civilization's raw material for construction.
Friday, March 13
Cotton
Season 12 •
Cotton becomes the world's most ubiquitous fabric; a chronicle of its journey from dirt to shirt.
Friday, March 13
Corrosion & Decomposition
Season 14 • Episode 26
America's aging infrastructure is in danger of collapse due to corrosion.
Friday, March 13
Mega Machine Countdown
Season 17 • Episode 2
Episode takes the "best of" in the mega top 10 countdown; on this edition: awe-inspiring machines.
Friday, March 13
World's Biggest Machines 4
Season 11 • Episode 25
World's largest machines: car presses, 125-ton chainsaws, telescopes, and Keck Observatory Hawaii.
Friday, March 13
Measure It
Season 14 • Episode 35
How distance, time, speed, weight and temperature are measured.
Friday, March 13
Hydraulics
Season 10 • Episode 12
Hydraulics open the door for the Industrial Revolution.
Friday, March 13
Dredging
Season 11 •
Dredgers clear and deepen ports for vessels that carry megacontainers.
Friday, March 13
Quarries
Season 7 • Episode 33
Quarries use dynamite to extract rock, civilization's raw material for construction.
Friday, March 13
Cotton
Season 12 •
Cotton becomes the world's most ubiquitous fabric; a chronicle of its journey from dirt to shirt.
Friday, March 13
Corrosion & Decomposition
Season 14 • Episode 26
America's aging infrastructure is in danger of collapse due to corrosion.
Friday, March 13
Mega Machine Countdown
Season 17 • Episode 2
Episode takes the "best of" in the mega top 10 countdown; on this edition: awe-inspiring machines.
Friday, March 13
World's Biggest Machines 4
Season 11 • Episode 25
World's largest machines: car presses, 125-ton chainsaws, telescopes, and Keck Observatory Hawaii.
Friday, March 13
Measure It
Season 14 • Episode 35
How distance, time, speed, weight and temperature are measured.
Saturday, March 14
Hydraulics
Season 10 • Episode 12
Hydraulics open the door for the Industrial Revolution.
Saturday, March 14
Dredging
Season 11 •
Dredgers clear and deepen ports for vessels that carry megacontainers.
Saturday, March 14
Quarries
Season 7 • Episode 33
Quarries use dynamite to extract rock, civilization's raw material for construction.
Saturday, March 14
Cotton
Season 12 •
Cotton becomes the world's most ubiquitous fabric; a chronicle of its journey from dirt to shirt.
Saturday, March 14
Corrosion & Decomposition
Season 14 • Episode 26
America's aging infrastructure is in danger of collapse due to corrosion.
Saturday, March 14
Mega Machine Countdown
Season 17 • Episode 2
Episode takes the "best of" in the mega top 10 countdown; on this edition: awe-inspiring machines.
Saturday, March 14
World's Biggest Machines 4
Season 11 • Episode 25
World's largest machines: car presses, 125-ton chainsaws, telescopes, and Keck Observatory Hawaii.
Friday, March 20
Engineering Disasters 3
Season 7 • Episode 16
Design flaws in engineering projects cost lives; examine disasters from Pisa to space missions.
Friday, March 20
Engineering Disasters 4
Season 9 • Episode 16
Lessons which point the way to a safer future.
Friday, March 20
Engineering Disasters 6
Season 10 • Episode 11
AV-8-Harrier jump jet; Ford Explorer-Firestone tire rollovers; offshore oil-rig fire.
Friday, March 20
Engineering Disasters 7
Season 10 • Episode 25
The Baldwin Hills dam collapse in Los Angeles; a wing separates from a passenger plane.
Friday, March 20
Engineering Disasters 8
Season 10 • Episode 32
Offshore oil rig sinks; golfer's plane malfunctions; dam fails.
Friday, March 20
Engineering Disasters 10
Season 10 • Episode 39
Tropicana Casino garage collapse; Transvaal Aqua Park roof collapse.
Friday, March 20
Engineering Disasters 19
Season 12 • Episode 7
Maritime and engineering disasters: Edmund Fitzgerald sinking, Boeing crashes, nuclear meltdowns.
Friday, March 20
Engineering Disasters 20
Season 12 • Episode 35
Industrial disasters: BP Refinery explosions, airline crash, dioxin contamination, Skylab, fires.
Friday, March 20
Engineering Disasters 3
Season 7 • Episode 16
Design flaws in engineering projects cost lives; examine disasters from Pisa to space missions.
Friday, March 20
Engineering Disasters 4
Season 9 • Episode 16
Lessons which point the way to a safer future.
Friday, March 20
Engineering Disasters 6
Season 10 • Episode 11
AV-8-Harrier jump jet; Ford Explorer-Firestone tire rollovers; offshore oil-rig fire.
Friday, March 20
Engineering Disasters 7
Season 10 • Episode 25
The Baldwin Hills dam collapse in Los Angeles; a wing separates from a passenger plane.
Friday, March 20
Engineering Disasters 8
Season 10 • Episode 32
Offshore oil rig sinks; golfer's plane malfunctions; dam fails.
Friday, March 20
Engineering Disasters 10
Season 10 • Episode 39
Tropicana Casino garage collapse; Transvaal Aqua Park roof collapse.
Friday, March 20
Engineering Disasters 19
Season 12 • Episode 7
Maritime and engineering disasters: Edmund Fitzgerald sinking, Boeing crashes, nuclear meltdowns.
Friday, March 20
Engineering Disasters 20
Season 12 • Episode 35
Industrial disasters: BP Refinery explosions, airline crash, dioxin contamination, Skylab, fires.
Friday, March 20
Engineering Disasters 3
Season 7 • Episode 16
Design flaws in engineering projects cost lives; examine disasters from Pisa to space missions.
Saturday, March 21
Engineering Disasters 4
Season 9 • Episode 16
Lessons which point the way to a safer future.
Saturday, March 21
Engineering Disasters 6
Season 10 • Episode 11
AV-8-Harrier jump jet; Ford Explorer-Firestone tire rollovers; offshore oil-rig fire.
Saturday, March 21
Engineering Disasters 7
Season 10 • Episode 25
The Baldwin Hills dam collapse in Los Angeles; a wing separates from a passenger plane.
Saturday, March 21
Engineering Disasters 8
Season 10 • Episode 32
Offshore oil rig sinks; golfer's plane malfunctions; dam fails.
Saturday, March 21
Engineering Disasters 10
Season 10 • Episode 39
Tropicana Casino garage collapse; Transvaal Aqua Park roof collapse.
Saturday, March 21
Engineering Disasters 19
Season 12 • Episode 7
Maritime and engineering disasters: Edmund Fitzgerald sinking, Boeing crashes, nuclear meltdowns.
Saturday, March 21
Engineering Disasters 20
Season 12 • Episode 35
Industrial disasters: BP Refinery explosions, airline crash, dioxin contamination, Skylab, fires.
Wednesday, March 25
Tiny Weapons
Season 16 • Episode 17
Tiny weapons may not sound impressive, but small can kill, and it can also be easily concealed.
Thursday, March 26
Tiny Weapons
Season 16 • Episode 17
Tiny weapons may not sound impressive, but small can kill, and it can also be easily concealed.
Thursday, March 26
Tiny Weapons
Season 16 • Episode 17
Tiny weapons may not sound impressive, but small can kill, and it can also be easily concealed.
Thursday, March 26
Tiny Weapons
Season 16 • Episode 17
Tiny weapons may not sound impressive, but small can kill, and it can also be easily concealed.
Friday, March 27
Beans
Season 15 • Episode 9
Beans; converting soybeans into various products; New England baked beans; hummus.
Friday, March 27
Rice
Season 15 • Episode 33
Find out everything there is to know about growing, harvesting and milling rice.
Friday, March 27
Milk
Season 14 • Episode 1
Around the world, people consume billions of gallons of milk every day.
Friday, March 27
Tuna
Season 15 • Episode 5
The story of tuna, the most popular fish in the American diet; fishing and canning operations.
Friday, March 27
The Pig
Season 13 • Episode 35
Some say pigs are as smart as 3-year-old humans; the use of pig organs in medicine.
Friday, March 27
The Turkey
Season 14 • Episode 30
The turkey is the centrepiece of Thanksgiving and one of the dumbest birds in the animal kingdom.
Friday, March 27
Fry It
Season 15 • Episode 12
Funnel cakes; churros; frog legs; Twinkies and Coke; forging a cast iron frying pan.
Friday, March 27
Distilleries 2
Season 12 • Episode 27
Spirit distillation art and science: visit brandy, moonshine, and absinthe distilleries worldwide.
Friday, March 27
Beans
Season 15 • Episode 9
Beans; converting soybeans into various products; New England baked beans; hummus.
Friday, March 27
Rice
Season 15 • Episode 33
Find out everything there is to know about growing, harvesting and milling rice.
Friday, March 27
Milk
Season 14 • Episode 1
Around the world, people consume billions of gallons of milk every day.
Friday, March 27
Tuna
Season 15 • Episode 5
The story of tuna, the most popular fish in the American diet; fishing and canning operations.
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