Modern Marvels
Season 5, Episode 4: Radio: Out Of Thin Air
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To some it was a miracle. Others call it the triumph of illiteracy. Somewhere between adoration and scorn. Somewhere between the carrier pigeon and television. There was and is radio. We take radio for granted. Perhaps think of it as a second rate medium. A poor relation to our pride and joy, television. But fewer than a hundred years ago, the discovery that people could communicate over great distances without wires, galvanized the world to a degree that has been equalled.
All Episodes - Season 5
Episode 1
Polio Vaccine
Episode 2
The Motion Picture
Episode 3
Satellites.
Episode 4
Radio: Out Of Thin Air
Episode 5
The Electric Light
Episode 6
The Phonograph
Episode 7
Great Towers in the Sky
Episode 8
Household Wonders.
Episode 9
Radar
Episode 10
Forensic Science: The Crime Fighter's Weapon.
Episode 11
The Stock Exchange
Episode 12
NORAD: The War Game Fortress
Episode 13
Earthmovers: The Power to Move Mountains
Episode 14
International Airports
Episode 15
Deep Sea Exploration: Challenging The Abyss
Episode 16
The Alaskan Oil Pipeline
Episode 17
American Steel: Built to Last.
Episode 18
Battlefield Engineering.
Episode 19
Statue of Liberty.