Modern Marvels Season 2

December. 16,1994      TV-PG
Rating:
8.1
Trailer Synopsis

HISTORY’s longest-running series moves to H2. Modern Marvels celebrates the ingenuity, invention and imagination found in the world around us. From commonplace items like ink and coffee to architectural masterpieces and engineering disasters, the hit series goes beyond the basics to provide insight and history into things we wonder about and that impact our lives. This series tells fascinating stories of the doers, the dreamers and sometime-schemers that create everyday items, technological breakthroughs and manmade wonders. The hit series goes deep to explore the leading edge of human inspiration and ambition.

Episode 8 : Ocean Liners
June. 04,1995
With technological advances, our ancient struggle against the sea has turned into a luxurious holiday. Come aboard for a peek at the elegant life on these floating resorts.
Episode 7 : The Golden Gate Bridge
May. 21,1995
More than 50 years after its construction, the Golden Gate remains one of the world’s greatest engineering marvels. It took 25-million man-hours and 80,000 miles of cable to complete. But the cost in human life proved even greater.
Episode 6 : Gothic Cathedrals
March. 19,1995
Built of stone and glass, persistence and prayer, gothic cathedrals are an epiphany of imagination and an articulation of joy. Featured are such masterpieces as Chartres, Notre Dame and the National Cathedral in Washington D.C.
Episode 5 : Domed Stadiums
February. 05,1995
The domed structure is one of the earliest forms of shelter–from African mud huts to frozen igloos to holy shrines and cathedrals. As a design concept, the shape represents the community under the canopy of heaven; as a technological device, the dome is the most efficient way of controlling an internal environment. And today, as we see here, engineers have enlarged and transformed the ancient concept to build some of the world’s most spectacular structures–domed sports stadiums.
Episode 4 : The Eiffel Tower
January. 22,1995
To the people of France, and to citizens of the world, Gustav Eiffel’s 320-meter Tower is more than an unsurpassed technological and engineering wonder, conceived and built to astound the public at the 1889 Paris Exposition…it is a symbol of triumphant spirit, demonstrating how an innovative metal matrix can form a structure whose posture reinforces an aesthetic of glory.
Episode 3 : Las Vegas
January. 15,1995
Rising from a stretch of desert with nothing but remoteness to recommend it, Las Vegas became a glittering wonderland for dreamers. We’ll take a look at the forces that made Las Vegas a place unlike any on earth.
Episode 2 : The Transcontinental Railroad
January. 01,1995
With California finally part of the United States, two rail companies raced to connect the monied East and the promising West. Along the way, fortunes would be made, lives lost, and adversity overcome. This is the story of the largest, most expensive challenge of the 19th century.
Episode 1 : Balloons
December. 16,1994
Join us for a buoyant trip through the history of balloon flight and a tribute to the fearless pilots and engineers brave enough to push the limits of balloon technology into the next weather front, or the next frontier. We’ll demonstrate their diversified applications and talk to pioneers who designed and flew them.

Seasons

Season 23
Season 23 2022
Season 22
Season 22 2021
Season 21
Machines
Season 21 2021
Season 20
Season 20 2021
Season 19
Season 19 2013
Season 18
Season 18 2011
Season 17
Season 17 2010
Season 16
Season 16 2010
Season 15
Season 15 2008
Season 14
Season 14 2007
Season 13
Season 13 2006
Season 12
Season 12 2005
Season 11
Season 11 2004
Season 10
Season 10 2003
Season 9
Season 9 2002
Season 8
Season 8 2001
Season 7
Season 7 2000
Season 6
Season 6 1998
Season 5
Season 5 1997
Season 4
Season 4 1996
Season 3
Season 3 1995
Season 2
Season 2 1994
Season 1
Season 1 1993

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