Modern Marvels

Friday, April 24

Driver's Seat

Season 15 • Episode 32

Behind the wheel of some of the largest, fastest and most powerful machines on the planet.

Friday, April 24

Traffic

Season 6 • Episode 15

Traffic was created on roadways, railways, airways, and seaways; traffic that must be controlled.

Friday, April 24

Tunnels

Season 2 • Episode 19

Design and construction of tunnels; Holland Tunnel; Lincoln Tunnel.

Friday, April 24

Trolley: The Cars That Built Our Cities

The world's architectural and engineering structures, scientific inventions and social wonders.

Saturday, April 25

Roller Coasters: The Search for the Ultimate Thrill Ride

Season 2 • Episode 31

Advances in technology allow designers of roller coasters to test the limits of the human body.

Saturday, April 25

Drag Racing

Season 8 • Episode 18

Dragsters hit top speeds above 330 mph racing down straightaways.

Saturday, April 25

Motorcycles

Season 5 • Episode 23

Fast and powerful, they come in a hundred shapes and a thousand colors.

Saturday, April 25

Limos

Season 8 • Episode 39

Limousines have been stretched to greater and greater lengths.

Saturday, April 25

Driver's Seat

Season 15 • Episode 32

Behind the wheel of some of the largest, fastest and most powerful machines on the planet.

Saturday, April 25

Traffic

Season 6 • Episode 15

Traffic was created on roadways, railways, airways, and seaways; traffic that must be controlled.

Saturday, April 25

Tunnels

Season 2 • Episode 19

Design and construction of tunnels; Holland Tunnel; Lincoln Tunnel.

Saturday, April 25

Trolley: The Cars That Built Our Cities

The world's architectural and engineering structures, scientific inventions and social wonders.

Monday, April 27

Edwards Air Force Base

Season 11 • Episode 11

Edwards Air Force Base: America's premier flight test center for over 60 years testing all aircraft.

Tuesday, April 28

Edwards Air Force Base

Season 11 • Episode 11

Edwards Air Force Base: America's premier flight test center for over 60 years testing all aircraft.

Tuesday, April 28

Edwards Air Force Base

Season 11 • Episode 11

Edwards Air Force Base: America's premier flight test center for over 60 years testing all aircraft.

Sunday, May 3

Battle Ready

Season 16 • Episode 12

Episode explores the science and technology of building and operating a base in a war zone.

Sunday, May 3

Machines of D-Day

Season 11 • Episode 18

In order to invade Nazi-occupied Europe, the Allies produce an array of specialized equipment.

Friday, May 8

Rocks

Season 13 • Episode 36

Geological history from the Stone Age to the Space Age; the moon.

Friday, May 8

Copper

Season 12 • Episode 22

Copper conducts electricity, forms plumbing, creates roofs, and more as versatile metal.

Friday, May 8

Iron

Season 14 • Episode 21

How iron mined in Minnesota is made into steel; iron weapons revolutionize warfare.

Friday, May 8

Glass

Season 7 • Episode 45

Glass is versatile material for skyscrapers, containers, vision aids, communication, and art.

Friday, May 8

Plastics

Season 4 • Episode 14

Plastics are everywhere; join us as we review this protean substance's past and future.

Friday, May 8

Glue

Season 11 • Episode 15

Glue history from Neolithic animal glue on skulls to modern adhesives lifting 6,000-pound trucks.

Friday, May 8

Grease

Season 16 • Episode 2

The hidden uses of grease inside giant machines; how grease is made in a New York factory.

Friday, May 8

Water

Season 12 • Episode 21

Water's unique three-form existence: landscape carving power, life support, and industrial uses.

Friday, May 8

Rocks

Season 13 • Episode 36

Geological history from the Stone Age to the Space Age; the moon.

Friday, May 8

Copper

Season 12 • Episode 22

Copper conducts electricity, forms plumbing, creates roofs, and more as versatile metal.

Friday, May 8

Iron

Season 14 • Episode 21

How iron mined in Minnesota is made into steel; iron weapons revolutionize warfare.

Friday, May 8

Glass

Season 7 • Episode 45

Glass is versatile material for skyscrapers, containers, vision aids, communication, and art.

Friday, May 8

Plastics

Season 4 • Episode 14

Plastics are everywhere; join us as we review this protean substance's past and future.

Friday, May 8

Glue

Season 11 • Episode 15

Glue history from Neolithic animal glue on skulls to modern adhesives lifting 6,000-pound trucks.

Friday, May 8

Grease

Season 16 • Episode 2

The hidden uses of grease inside giant machines; how grease is made in a New York factory.

Friday, May 8

Water

Season 12 • Episode 21

Water's unique three-form existence: landscape carving power, life support, and industrial uses.

Saturday, May 9

Rocks

Season 13 • Episode 36

Geological history from the Stone Age to the Space Age; the moon.

Saturday, May 9

Copper

Season 12 • Episode 22

Copper conducts electricity, forms plumbing, creates roofs, and more as versatile metal.

Saturday, May 9

Iron

Season 14 • Episode 21

How iron mined in Minnesota is made into steel; iron weapons revolutionize warfare.

Saturday, May 9

Glass

Season 7 • Episode 45

Glass is versatile material for skyscrapers, containers, vision aids, communication, and art.

Saturday, May 9

Plastics

Season 4 • Episode 14

Plastics are everywhere; join us as we review this protean substance's past and future.

Saturday, May 9

Glue

Season 11 • Episode 15

Glue history from Neolithic animal glue on skulls to modern adhesives lifting 6,000-pound trucks.

Saturday, May 9

Grease

Season 16 • Episode 2

The hidden uses of grease inside giant machines; how grease is made in a New York factory.

Saturday, May 9

Water

Season 12 • Episode 21

Water's unique three-form existence: landscape carving power, life support, and industrial uses.

Sunday, May 10

Extreme Aircraft

Season 10 • Episode 24

The X-1 jet breaks the sound barrier; the X-43 Scramjet flies at Mach 7.

Sunday, May 10

Extreme Aircraft II

Season 13 • Episode 28

Pull serious G's in the U.S. military's latest fighter jet: the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.