Modern Marvels: Season 11

The Cape Cod Canal

The Cape Cod Canal

44min - An engineering feat many believed was impossible: This is the story of the Cape Cod Canal and the men who braved the natural elements and Great Depression by venturing into new engineering territory.

Private Collections

Future Tech

Edison Tech

Edison Tech

44min - Inventor Thomas Edison was the father of the future. We'll follow descendants of his motion-picture camera, track his innovations in recorded sound and illuminate his world of electric light.

Mountain Roads

Cowboy Tech

44min - Today's cowboy plants one boot firmly in the traditions of the Old West and the other in the world of modern technology. Beginning in the 19th century, we examine cowboy technology.

Challenger Tank

World's Biggest Machines 4

Dredging

Route 66

World's Fastest

Wiring America

45min - Explore past, present and future equipment used to keep America connected. Includes profiles of high voltage linemen. Features the history of the telegraph, telephone, power cables and the power grid.

Wiring America

Coffee

Sugar

44min - The sugar industry came of age on the backs of slaves toiling in Caribbean fields & British desire to control the production of its byproduct, rum. Learn the technology behind creating the sweetener.

German Small Arms of WWII

The Auto Store

Secret Allied Aircraft of WWII

Engineering Disasters 17

Brewing

The Lumberyard

DaVinci Tech

Custom Cars

More Snack Food Tech

43min - Snack foods are borne of man's need to feed his cravings. Join us as we examine the history of snacks and learn how some of them are made today.

More Snackfood Tech

Walt Disney World

Nature Tech: Hurricanes

Walt Disney World

1h 26min - Enter a make-believe world spanning 27,000 acres, brought to life by cutting-edge technology. Twice the size of Manhattan, Walt Disney World was the final vision and crowning achievement of Walt Disney.