Modern Marvels
Season 7, Episode 8: Great Inventions
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Join us for a survey of the world’s greatest inventions in which we examine the wheel, steam engine, railroad, automobile, airplane, printing press, electric light, wireless telegraph, telephone, TV, and computer. Then, travel back in time to the labs, candle-lit offices, and garages to see how these marvels were created.
All Episodes - Season 7
Episode 1
The City Beneath Our Feet
Episode 2
Tower Bridge
Episode 3
The Chunnel
Episode 4
Space Stations.
Episode 5
The Pentagon
Episode 6
Bridges.
Episode 7
Prisons
Episode 8
Great Inventions
Episode 9
Office Wonders
Episode 10
Police Technology
Episode 11
Disaster Technology
Episode 12
Concrete
Episode 13
Camping Technology
Episode 14
Private Planes
Episode 15
Race Cars
Episode 16
Traffic
Episode 17
Buses
Episode 18
Gold Mines.
Episode 19
Banks.
Episode 20
The Erie Canal
Episode 21
Trucks
Episode 22
Aswan Dam
Episode 23
China's Great Dam
Episode 24
The Maginot Line
Episode 25
Video Games: Behind The Fun
Episode 26
The Body Shop
Episode 27
Machine Tools
Episode 28
Farming Technology
Episode 29
Assembly Lines
Episode 30
Suez Canal
Episode 31
London Underground
Episode 32
Combat Training.
Episode 33
Remote Operated Vehicles
Episode 34
Death Devices
Episode 35
Power Plants.
Episode 36
Inventions of War.
Episode 37
Plumbing: The Arteries Of Civilzation
Episode 38
Line of Defense