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Lumberyards are essential to keeping the construction industry supplied with building materials.
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Great Inventions (10)
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Lumberyards
LumberyardsVideo Clip (3:13)
Video Clip (3:13)
Lumberyards are essential to keeping the construction industry supplied with building materials.
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Car Invented, World Drastically Changed
Car Invented, World Drastically ChangedVideo Clip (4:16)
Video Clip (4:16)
The automobile has been called one of the greatest inventions in modern history. Who invented the world's first auto and when did it debut? Which auto industry pioneers inspired Henry Ford to get into the car business? Find out more.
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Electricity Invented, Sparks Fly
Electricity Invented, Sparks FlyVideo Clip (4:22)
Video Clip (4:22)
When and where did people first become aware of electricity? Which group later opposed scientists who were experimenting with it? Find out more about the fascinating story of electricity. From Modern Marvels.
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Radio Creates a Cultural Phenomenon
Radio Creates a Cultural PhenomenonVideo Clip (1:55)
Video Clip (1:55)
In the early 20th century, radio created a cultural revolution. Who invented radio and how? Find out more. "From Modern Marvels."
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Light Bulb Turns Night Into Day
Light Bulb Turns Night Into DayVideo Clip (3:20)
Video Clip (3:20)
The electric light bulb revolutionized the world. Many people tried to invent one, but Thomas Edison succeeded. How did he do it? From Modern Marvels.
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Steam Engine Drives a Revolution
Steam Engine Drives a RevolutionVideo Clip (2:50)
Video Clip (2:50)
The steam engine revolutionized the world of transportation. Was its invention inspired by a boiling kettle? Get the real story. From Modern Marvels.
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The Telegraph and Telephone
The Telegraph and TelephoneVideo Clip (4:11)
Video Clip (4:11)
What did the first-ever telegraph message--sent by the machine's inventor Samuel Morse in 1844--say? And is it true that Alexander Graham Bell was initially unable to find any buyers for his new invention, the telephone? Find out more.
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Television Takes the World By Storm
Television Takes the World By StormVideo Clip (2:49)
Video Clip (2:49)
Is it true that Leonardo da Vinci and Isaac Newton played a role in the development of television? Why is an Italian priest credited with producing the first TV broadcast in 1860? Get the story behind the invention the whole world loves to watch.
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Transistors Transform Electronics
Transistors Transform ElectronicsVideo Clip (3:12)
Video Clip (3:12)
The transistor, introduced with little fanfare in the late 1940s, triggered one of the most sweeping revolutions in technology history. How did this device change the world? From "Modern Marvels."
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Who Invented the Wheel?
Who Invented the Wheel?Video Clip (1:39)
Video Clip (1:39)
When and where did people first use the wheel for transportation? How was the wheel used before that? Find out more from Modern Marvels.
