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  • Evolution of the Battlefield Guns
    Evolution of the Battlefield Guns

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    Over the course of several hundred years, guns have undergone changes that have made them more efficient and effective.

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  • Extreme BBQ Pits
    Extreme BBQ Pits

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    In Houston, TX, barbecue pits are serious business.

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  • Light Energy
    Light Energy

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    Harnessing solar energy has a bright future in helping the environment.

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  • Who Invented the Wheel?
    Who Invented the Wheel?

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    When and where did people first use the wheel for transportation? How was the wheel used before that? Find out more from Modern Marvels.

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  • The World's First Power Tools
    The World's First Power Tools

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    Humans have been making tools for more than 2 million years, but the first electric power tool didn't arrive until 1895. What was it and who invented it? From "Modern Marvels."

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  • Aircraft Carriers
    Aircraft Carriers

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    In this Modern Marvels video, learn about the history of aircraft carriers and how they originated in 1920 when the Cruiser Jupiter was converted into an aircraft carrier.

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Full Episodes

  • Modern Marvels: 90s Tech
    Modern Marvels: 90s Tech

    Full Episode (45:00)

    From DVDs to TIVO to GPS, we'll see how these gadgets started. Modern Marvels: 90s Tech will take you way back to the end of the 20th century and the beginning of today's trendy technologies.

    Full Episode (45:00)

  • World's Strongest III
    World's Strongest III

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    Modern Marvels takes another look at some of the World's Strongest manmade objects and shows the technology behind these inventions.

    Full Episode (45:00)

  • Modern Marvels: The Manhattan Project
    Modern Marvels: The Manhattan Project

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    The Manhattan Project gave birth to the atomic bomb--a theoretically brilliant feat of engineering that introduced a host of ethical dilemnas.

    Full Episode (45:00)



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