Modern Marvels
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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.
Monday, June 9
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
Season 12 • Episode 26
The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway stretches from Boston to Florida.
Monday, June 9
Grand Coulee Dam
Season 2 • Episode 5
The Grand Coulee Dam has turned desert into agriculturally viable land.
Monday, June 9
Aswan Dam
Season 6 • Episode 28
Egypt harnesses the Nile.
Monday, June 9
China's Great Dam
Season 6 • Episode 29
When completed, China's Three Gorges Dam will tower high and weigh more than forty Great Pyramids.
Tuesday, June 10
Aqueducts: Man Made Rivers of Life
Season 3 • Episode 14
The 2,000-year history of aqueducts, focusing on the Los Angeles and San Francisco systems of today.
Tuesday, June 10
The Erie Canal
Season 6 • Episode 26
The Erie Canal is responsible for making New York City a commercial capital.
Tuesday, June 10
Chesapeake Bay Bridge & Tunnel
Season 7 • Episode 10
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel stretch 17 miles.
Tuesday, June 10
Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
Season 9 • Episode 37
Two ribbons of concrete span a body of water in Louisiana, forming a bridge.
Tuesday, June 10
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
Season 12 • Episode 26
The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway stretches from Boston to Florida.
Tuesday, June 10
Grand Coulee Dam
Season 2 • Episode 5
The Grand Coulee Dam has turned desert into agriculturally viable land.
Tuesday, June 10
Aswan Dam
Season 6 • Episode 28
Egypt harnesses the Nile.
Tuesday, June 10
China's Great Dam
Season 6 • Episode 29
When completed, China's Three Gorges Dam will tower high and weigh more than forty Great Pyramids.
Thursday, June 12
Siege Machines
Season 8 • Episode 9
Siege machines convert energy into mechanical force to breach barriers.
Friday, June 13
Siege Machines
Season 8 • Episode 9
Siege machines convert energy into mechanical force to breach barriers.
Friday, June 13
Siege Machines
Season 8 • Episode 9
Siege machines convert energy into mechanical force to breach barriers.
Friday, June 13
Siege Machines
Season 8 • Episode 9
Siege machines convert energy into mechanical force to breach barriers.
Monday, June 16
Amazing Gadgets Countdown
Season 17 • Episode 9
A countdown of the top gizmos and gadgets featured on "Modern Marvels."
Monday, June 16
Strangest Countdown
Season 17 • Episode 8
A gooey slime that could be a terrorist's worst nightmare; an art form requiring beetles.
Monday, June 16
Big & Small
Season 15 • Episode 17
The biggest machines and their smallest counterparts; Airbus A380 and microjet.
Monday, June 16
Amazing Job Countdown
Season 17 • Episode 7
A countdown of the ten most fascinating occupations, from the daffy to the dangerous.
Monday, June 16
Weird Machines
Season 16 • Episode 10
Some machines built for sheer spectacle.
Monday, June 16
Mega Speed Countdown
Season 17 • Episode 1
Racing the top 10 fastest marvels featured.
Monday, June 16
The World's Biggest Machines
Season 8 • Episode 22
Excavators; machines lug NASA rockets to the launch pad; cruise ship.
Monday, June 16
World's Biggest Machines 3
Season 11 • Episode 4
Giant, flame-breathing robots; floating fortress; diesel engine with 108,000 horsepower.
Monday, June 16
Amazing Gadgets Countdown
Season 17 • Episode 9
A countdown of the top gizmos and gadgets featured on "Modern Marvels."
Monday, June 16
Strangest Countdown
Season 17 • Episode 8
A gooey slime that could be a terrorist's worst nightmare; an art form requiring beetles.
Monday, June 16
Big & Small
Season 15 • Episode 17
The biggest machines and their smallest counterparts; Airbus A380 and microjet.
Monday, June 16
Amazing Job Countdown
Season 17 • Episode 7
A countdown of the ten most fascinating occupations, from the daffy to the dangerous.
Monday, June 16
Weird Machines
Season 16 • Episode 10
Some machines built for sheer spectacle.
Monday, June 16
Mega Speed Countdown
Season 17 • Episode 1
Racing the top 10 fastest marvels featured.
Monday, June 16
The World's Biggest Machines
Season 8 • Episode 22
Excavators; machines lug NASA rockets to the launch pad; cruise ship.
Monday, June 16
World's Biggest Machines 3
Season 11 • Episode 4
Giant, flame-breathing robots; floating fortress; diesel engine with 108,000 horsepower.
Tuesday, June 17
Amazing Gadgets Countdown
Season 17 • Episode 9
A countdown of the top gizmos and gadgets featured on "Modern Marvels."
Tuesday, June 17
Strangest Countdown
Season 17 • Episode 8
A gooey slime that could be a terrorist's worst nightmare; an art form requiring beetles.
Tuesday, June 17
Big & Small
Season 15 • Episode 17
The biggest machines and their smallest counterparts; Airbus A380 and microjet.
Tuesday, June 17
Amazing Job Countdown
Season 17 • Episode 7
A countdown of the ten most fascinating occupations, from the daffy to the dangerous.
Tuesday, June 17
Weird Machines
Season 16 • Episode 10
Some machines built for sheer spectacle.
Tuesday, June 17
Mega Speed Countdown
Season 17 • Episode 1
Racing the top 10 fastest marvels featured.
Tuesday, June 17
The World's Biggest Machines
Season 8 • Episode 22
Excavators; machines lug NASA rockets to the launch pad; cruise ship.
Tuesday, June 17
World's Biggest Machines 3
Season 11 • Episode 4
Giant, flame-breathing robots; floating fortress; diesel engine with 108,000 horsepower.
Friday, June 20
The Maginot Line
Season 6 • Episode 30
France builds a defensive string of forts between itself and Germany.
Saturday, June 21
The Maginot Line
Season 6 • Episode 30
France builds a defensive string of forts between itself and Germany.
Saturday, June 21
The Maginot Line
Season 6 • Episode 30
France builds a defensive string of forts between itself and Germany.
Sunday, June 22
Extreme Aircraft II
Season 13 • Episode 33
U.S. military fighter jets.
Monday, June 23
Extreme Aircraft II
Season 13 • Episode 33
U.S. military fighter jets.
Monday, June 23
Axes, Swords and Knives
Season 8 • Episode 20
The discovery of metallurgy allows people to forge stronger, more versatile blade implements.
Monday, June 23
Battle Gear
Season 7 • Episode 33
Development of weapons; evolution of body armor.
Monday, June 23
Deadliest Weapons
Season 11 • Episode 14
Gladius; siegecraft; artillery; crossbows; gunpowder; firearms.
Monday, June 23
Terror Tech
Season 9 • Episode 24
Scientists develop technology to counter the threat of terrorism.
Monday, June 23
Terror Tech
Season 9 • Episode 24
Scientists develop technology to counter the threat of terrorism.
Monday, June 23
Bulls-Eye
Season 14 • Episode 30
Examining how frequently experts in various disciplines can hit their targets.
Monday, June 23
Bullets
Season 9 • Episode 29
In 1841 a conical bullet changes ammunition forever.
Monday, June 23
Traps
Season 13 • Episode 31
Trapping black bears with West Virginia Division of Natural Resources biologists.
Monday, June 23
Axes, Swords and Knives
Season 8 • Episode 20
The discovery of metallurgy allows people to forge stronger, more versatile blade implements.
Monday, June 23
Battle Gear
Season 7 • Episode 33
Development of weapons; evolution of body armor.
Monday, June 23
Deadliest Weapons
Season 11 • Episode 14
Gladius; siegecraft; artillery; crossbows; gunpowder; firearms.
Monday, June 23
Terror Tech
Season 9 • Episode 24
Scientists develop technology to counter the threat of terrorism.
Monday, June 23
Terror Tech
Season 9 • Episode 24
Scientists develop technology to counter the threat of terrorism.
Monday, June 23
Bulls-Eye
Season 14 • Episode 30
Examining how frequently experts in various disciplines can hit their targets.
Monday, June 23
Bullets
Season 9 • Episode 29
In 1841 a conical bullet changes ammunition forever.
Monday, June 23
Traps
Season 13 • Episode 31
Trapping black bears with West Virginia Division of Natural Resources biologists.
Tuesday, June 24
Axes, Swords and Knives
Season 8 • Episode 20
The discovery of metallurgy allows people to forge stronger, more versatile blade implements.
Tuesday, June 24
Battle Gear
Season 7 • Episode 33
Development of weapons; evolution of body armor.
Tuesday, June 24
Deadliest Weapons
Season 11 • Episode 14
Gladius; siegecraft; artillery; crossbows; gunpowder; firearms.
Tuesday, June 24
Terror Tech
Season 9 • Episode 24
Scientists develop technology to counter the threat of terrorism.
Tuesday, June 24
Terror Tech
Season 9 • Episode 24
Scientists develop technology to counter the threat of terrorism.
Tuesday, June 24
Bulls-Eye
Season 14 • Episode 30
Examining how frequently experts in various disciplines can hit their targets.
Tuesday, June 24
Bullets
Season 9 • Episode 29
In 1841 a conical bullet changes ammunition forever.
Tuesday, June 24
Traps
Season 13 • Episode 31
Trapping black bears with West Virginia Division of Natural Resources biologists.
Tuesday, June 24
Weapons of Mass Destruction
Season 13 • Episode 8
Nuclear bombs and microscopic anthrax spores can be weapons of mass destruction.
Tuesday, June 24
Weapons of Mass Destruction
Season 13 • Episode 8
Nuclear bombs and microscopic anthrax spores can be weapons of mass destruction.
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