Modern Marvels: Season 6

Traffic

Buses

Gold Mines

Banks

The Erie Canal

Trucks

Banks

46min - Backbones of worldwide economics, for centuries, banks enabled the creation of wealth and the process of investment. But modern technology has changed the way that banks do business—and with the Internet, they must adapt or disappear.

The Erie Canal

44min - The Erie Canal was America's first superhighway-a ribbon of water carved through rock and wilderness. Discover how this engineering marvel carried countless immigrants and their dreams to the west.

The Maginot Line

Video Games: Behind the Fun

Body Shop: Part 1

Body Shop: Part 2

Machine Tools

Modern Marvels: Video Games: Behind The Fun

43min - Since inception, the gaming industry has been a driving force in computer technology, and video games are one of today's dominant entertainment mediums.

Assembly Lines

Suez Canal

The History of the London Underground

Then And Now: Suez Canal

46min - Since the ancient pharaohs' time, the Isthmus of Suez has been the gateway between East and West. Today, the Suez Canal is a vital link in world trade and a point of controversy in geopolitics.

Remote Operated Vehicles

Death Devices

Power Plants

Inventions of War

Plumbing: The Arteries of Civilization

Line of Defense

Motorcycles

Security Systems

Mod Marv:151 Inventions Of War: Inventions Of War

44min - From hair brushes to microwaves, countless everyday items are direct descendants of wartime innovations. Amidst the horrible carnage, disease and suffering of war has emerged some of our greatest inventions.

Niagara Power

Casino Technology

Lost Marvels