Modern Marvels
Celebrating ingenuity, invention and imagination brought to life on a grand scale, Modern Marvels tells the fascinating stories of the doers, dreamers and sometime-schemers who created everyday items, technological breakthroughs and man-made wonders.
Genre: Documentary, Special Interest
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Episode 59
Snow
aired: Sat, Dec 9, 2006
Episode 55
Harvesting 2
aired: Tue, Nov 28, 2006
The history of harvesting in America and the balance between mechanized and manual labor is explored. Included: a look at the work of an orchard manager and his ladder crew; a visit to a California fruit-packing house. Also: a cornfield in Nebraska; cranberry marshes in central Wisconsin; and a mushroom farm.
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Episode 54
Breakfast Tech
aired: Mon, Nov 27, 2006
Breakfast-food technology is examined. Included: the technology aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis that helps keep its sailors fed; a tour of the Tyson Foods factory and the Sunkist orange-juice factory. Also: the making of a McDonald's McGriddle pancake is observed.
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Episode 43
The Cola Wars
aired: Wed, Sep 6, 2006
A look at the history of Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola and the rivalry between the two soft-drink companies. Included: comments from experts, including author Frederick Allen ("Secret Formula").
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Episode 36
Batteries
aired: Wed, Aug 2, 2006
Episode 26
High Explosives
aired: Sun, Jul 2, 2006
Episode 13
Engineering Disasters 19
aired: Tue, Mar 21, 2006
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Episode 6
Engineering Disasters 18
aired: Tue, Jan 31, 2006
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