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Space Stations
Engineers and astronauts overcome monumental obstacles to allow humans to live in space.
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Bridges
Bridges play a key role in the human quest to connect and unify.
46min | Aired on Feb 29, 2000 | TV-PG | CC
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Modern Marvels: 120 Prisons: Prisons
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Modern Marvels: Gadgets: Gadgets
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Office Wonders
Don't look now, but your office is a technological marvel.
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Great Inventions
Join us for a survey of the world's greatest inventions in which we examine the wheel, steam engine, railroad and automobile.
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War Planes of World War II
World War II sees more planes built in a single year than had been built in the previous 40.
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Disaster Technology
As environmental calamities unfold, viewers witness the urgency for change that each crisis compelled and innovations designed to lower death tolls.
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Tower Bridge
Join us as we span the history of one of the world's most famous bridges, London's Tower Bridge. The world's largest bascule bridge (a counterweighted drawbridge), when it was erected in 1892, it became a postcard image of London. The famed gothic towers of this pioneering steel structure, sheathed in stone, are purely decorative.
46min | Aired on May 25, 2000 | TV-PG | CC
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Modern Marvels: Concrete: Concrete
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Camping Technology
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Private Planes
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Race Cars
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Traffic
In less than a century, the world went from dirt tracks to highways, from propeller planes to space travel, from sailboats to supertankers. And in the process, we have created a glut of traffic on roadways, railways, airways, and seaways--traffic that must be controlled, managed, and regulated. We'll see how it's done.
46min | Aired on Jun 22, 2000 | TV-PG | CC
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Buses
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Gold Mines
Mined from the earth and panned from streams, gold serves as a symbol of power, wealth and love.
46min | Aired on Jul 31, 2000 | TV-PG | CC
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Banks
Modern technology revolutionizes the way banks do business.
46min | Aired on Aug 02, 2000 | TV-PG | CC
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The Erie Canal
The Erie Canal was America's first superhighway�a narrow ribbon of water carved through sheer rock and untamed wilderness. Discover how this engineering marvel carried the dreams of countless immigrants hoping to find their fortunes in the bountiful west.
45min | Aired on Aug 14, 2000 | TV-PG | CC
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Trucks
Trucks form the backbone of the construction and transportation industries.
44min | Aired on Aug 22, 2000 | TV-PG | CC
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Then And Now: Aswan Dam
In 1954, Gamal Abdel Nasser, the Arab Republic of Egypt's first prime minister, had a plan to bring his poor country into the 20th century. To pull it off, he needed to harness the flow of the world's longest river--the Nile.
45min | Aired on Sep 11, 2000 | TV-G | CC
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China's Great Dam
Supporters see China's Three Gorges Dam as key to a new China, controlling floods and bringing hydroelectric power to one of its least-developed areas. Critics voice a litany of concerns�from environmental to flooding the spectacular area for which it's named.
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The Maginot Line
The Maginot Line, a defensive string of large and small forts built during the years between World War I and World War II, was intended to forestall another invasion by aggressive Germany.
46min | Aired on Sep 18, 2000 | TV-PG | CC
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Physical Fitness: Quest For Muscle
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Video Games: Behind The Fun
A fun-filled glimpse into the not so distant history of video games. Since inception, the gaming industry has been a driving force in computer technology and video games are one of today's dominant entertainment mediums.
43min | Aired on Oct 09, 2000 | TV-G | CC
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The Body Shop
Host Ron Hazelton and two mechanics dissect a 2000 Ford Taurus to trace the evolution of the automobile's major systems. This 2-hour nuts-and-bolt special breaks the car down into its major components (engine, body, chassis, etc.). Starting with the earliest vehicles in the 1800s, automotive historians and experts describe how cars have evolved and explain major advances. And, finally concept cars and computer animations provide a glimpse into the future.
1h 35min | Aired on Oct 16, 2000 | TV-PG | CC
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Modern Marvels: Machine Tools: Machine Tools
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Farming Technology
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Suez Canal
Since its completion in 1869, the Suez Canal has been a vital link in world trade and a point of controversy in geopolitics. Today, more than 20,000 ships transit the canal yearly.
45min | Aired on Oct 25, 2000 | TV-PG | CC
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Assembly Line
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Modern Marvels:: The London Underground
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Combat Training
Today's warriors train for the battlefields of tomorrow.
44min | Aired on Nov 06, 2000 | TV-G | CC
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Remote Operated Vehicles
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Modern Marvels: 137 Death Device: Death Devices
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Power Plants.
Mankind harnesses electric power from a variety of sources.
46min | Aired on Jun 16, 2001 | TV-PG | CC
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Inventions of War
Everyday items directly descend from wartime innovations.
45min | Aired on Dec 12, 2000 | TV-G | CC
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Modern Marvels:: Engineering Disasters
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