Modern Marvels - Season 13

Modern Marvels - Season 13

Season 13

Datesjanv. 1, 2006 - janv. 1, 2006
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Episodes

Containers
Season 13Episode 160 min

Containers

They hold just about everything we need, from condiments to cargo. Made of steel, aluminum, paper and glass, they protect and preserve. They're underground and above ground, they journey around the world. They've revolutionized civilization.
janv. 4, 2006
Fire
Season 13Episode 260 min

Fire

Out of control it’s a monster with a voracious appetite. Properly harnessed it’s a force that has shaped our world. We’ve learned to create and exploit it, but we’ll never truly tame it. From furnaces to flamethrowers, fire testing to fireballs, now, Fire, on Modern Marvels.
janv. 11, 2006
Cotton
Season 13Episode 360 min

Cotton

Tune in as Modern Marvels looks into the history of cotton, a product used in hundreds of different products, from clothing to lipstick.
janv. 18, 2006
Engineering Disasters (18)
Season 13Episode 460 min

Engineering Disasters (18)

Engineering disasters highlighted include a coal mine in China, a crane collapse in Milwaukee, ground water contaminated with gasoline additives, and the hazards of radiation. Also profiled are the environmental disasters that plagued the Salton Sea in California and the Aral Sea in Asia.

févr. 8, 2006
Candy
Season 13Episode 560 min

Candy

It pulls, stretches, bubbles, hardens, crunches, and melts! We eat about 7-billion tons of it yearly. We’re talking about Candy–loved by kids and savored by adults. Candy-making evolved from a handmade operation to high-tech mass production. Nowhere is that more apparent than at Hershey’s. On a tour of their newest production facility, we learn how they process the cocoa bean. At See’s Candy, we see how they make their famous boxed chocolates–on a slightly smaller scale than Hershey’s. We get a sweet history lesson at Schimpff’s Confectionery, where they still use small kettles, natural flavors, and hand-operated equipment. Then, we visit Jelly Belly, purveyors of the original gourmet jellybean. Saltwater-taffy pullers hypnotize us on our sweet-tooth tour; we gaze at extruders making miles of licorice rope; and watch as nostalgia candy bars Abba-Zaba and Big Hunk get packaged. And in this sugary hour, we digest the latest sensations–gourmet chocolates and scorpion on a stick!
févr. 14, 2006
Weird Weapons: The Axis
Season 13Episode 660 min

Weird Weapons: The Axis

Examining unusual World War II weapons that were in the planning or testing stages for use by the Axis powers. Included: an assault rifle that could shoot around corners; a death ray capable of boiling people; and an army in space.
févr. 21, 2006
Nature Tech: Avalanches
Season 13Episode 760 min

Nature Tech: Avalanches

Examining unusual World War II weapons that were in the planning or testing stages for use by the Allies. Included: floating tanks; pigeon-guided missiles.
févr. 24, 2006
Engineering Disasters: New Orleans
Season 13Episode 860 min

Engineering Disasters: New Orleans

Modern Marvels examines the destruction Hurricane Katrina caused in New Orleans.
févr. 28, 2006
Leather
Season 13Episode 960 min

Leather

Made by the tanning of animal hides, leather has proven to be a versatile and important material. Without it, the Pilgrims may not have survived the winters in Plymouth, and the Romans may not have been able to march to the Tigris.
mars 8, 2006
Engineering Disasters (19)
Season 13Episode 1060 min

Engineering Disasters (19)

The background into the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, two Boeing 737 crashes, a nuclear disaster near Los Angeles, and an oil storage facility.

mars 22, 2006
Insulation
Season 13Episode 1160 min

Insulation

Although quite simple in nature, insulation is a very important component in keeping our homes a comfortable temperature. In this episode, we'll find out the history of insulation and then visit manufacturing plants to find out how insulation is being made today.
avr. 26, 2006
Hi-Tech Hitler
Season 13Episode 1260 min

Hi-Tech Hitler

This is the true story of the scientific feats and failures of Hitler's Nazi Germany.
mai 2, 2006
Shovels
Season 13Episode 1360 min

Shovels

Man has always had a need to move large amounts of earth. In this episode, we profile the technological advances which have allowed shovels to become absolutely enormous, capable of carrying 200 tons of earth in one load today.
mai 3, 2006
Drilling
Season 13Episode 1660 min

Drilling

mai 10, 2006
'80's Tech
Season 13Episode 1760 min

'80's Tech

mai 24, 2006
Ben Franklin Tech
Season 13Episode 1860 min

Ben Franklin Tech

mai 25, 2006
Copper Kings
Season 13Episode 1960 min

Copper Kings

juin 12, 2006
Heavy Metals: Copper, Uranium, Chromium, Lead, Nickel And Zinc
Season 13Episode 2060 min

Heavy Metals: Copper, Uranium, Chromium, Lead, Nickel And Zinc

juin 14, 2006
Money
Season 13Episode 2160 min

Money

juin 19, 2006
BBQ Tech
Season 13Episode 2360 min

BBQ Tech

juin 28, 2006
High Explosives
Season 13Episode 2460 min

High Explosives

juil. 3, 2006
Pirate Tech
Season 13Episode 2560 min

Pirate Tech

juil. 12, 2006
Boneyard: Where Machines End Their Lives
Season 13Episode 2660 min

Boneyard: Where Machines End Their Lives

juil. 26, 2006
World's Biggest Machines (5)
Season 13Episode 2760 min

World's Biggest Machines (5)

juil. 26, 2006
Super Tools: Skyscraper
Season 13Episode 2860 min

Super Tools: Skyscraper

juil. 28, 2006
Mummy Tech
Season 13Episode 3160 min

Mummy Tech

août 23, 2006
Batteries
Season 13Episode 3260 min

Batteries

Mixtures of metals and caustic chemicals that make our tech, tools and toys surge with energy.
août 3, 2006
Water
Season 13Episode 3360 min

Water

sept. 6, 2006
Levees
Season 13Episode 3460 min

Levees

From collapsing floodwalls in New Orleans to high-tech mechanical storm surge barriers in Europe, we'll explore the 2,500-year history of keeping rivers and tides at bay by erecting levees.
août 30, 2006
Copper
Season 13Episode 3560 min

Copper

sept. 13, 2006
Cola Wars
Season 13Episode 3660 min

Cola Wars

Coke vs Pepsi for world supremacy. Each year, Americans consume more soft drinks than tap water. Available in nearly 200 countries, Coca-Cola alone sells one-billion bottles, cans, and glasses of pop daily, with archenemy Pepsi-Cola a close second. We look at the legendary rivalry between these giants in a $100-billion industry built on little more than sugar and water as they battle not just to quench consumer thirst, but for their hearts and minds as well.
sept. 7, 2006
Building In The Name Of God
Season 13Episode 3760 min

Building In The Name Of God

sept. 18, 2006
Shotguns
Season 13Episode 3860 min

Shotguns

The first specialized gun, the British upper-class used it to shoot birds and small game for sport. The shotgun took on a variety of roles, used by hunter and warrior alike.
sept. 17, 2006
Freight Trains
Season 13Episode 3960 min

Freight Trains

sept. 20, 2006
Horsepower
Season 13Episode 4060 min

Horsepower

Buckle up for a rip-roaring ride through the world of extreme horsepower. Experience the fastest accelerating cars on earth. Find out how horsepower was first coined as a marketing tool for the steam engine in the early 1800s and meet the horsepower police--the Society of Automotive Engineers who test today's most powerful car engines. Feel the amazing power of Unlimited Hydroplane racing as 3-ton boat-beasts careen across water at speeds of over 200 miles per hour. Journey to the bowels of an enormous container ship where the world's most powerful diesel engine provides over 100,000 horsepower. At the Hoover Dam, watch as it harnesses the enormous power of water. Explore the 80,000 horsepower pumping units at the Edmonston Pumping Plant that delivers 2-billion gallons of water a day to thirsty Californians. And sit behind the steering wheel of a new generation of hybrid cars that boast 400-horsepower yet get 42 miles per gallon of gas.
juin 21, 2006
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
Season 13Episode 4160 min

Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway

sept. 26, 2006
Stealth & Beyond: Air Stealth
Season 13Episode 4260 min

Stealth & Beyond: Air Stealth

sept. 27, 2006
Cities Of The Underworld
Season 13Episode 4360 min

Cities Of The Underworld

Teamed with leading archeologists and experts, peel back the layers of the past--to reveal a hidden history that hasn't seen the light of day for ages.
sept. 21, 2006
Ink
Season 13Episode 4460 min

Ink

oct. 4, 2006
Distilleries (2)
Season 13Episode 4560 min

Distilleries (2)

oct. 11, 2006
Stealth & Beyond: Sea Stealth
Season 13Episode 4660 min

Stealth & Beyond: Sea Stealth

It's one thing to make a 60-foot-long jet aircraft seem invisible, but quite another to hide a 400-foot-long warship from the prying eyes of an enemy. Explore the challenging world of stealth technology at sea and how modern engineering can make our largest warships appear to be tugboats or fishing vessels.
sept. 27, 2006
Tomcat Sunset
Season 13Episode 4760 min

Tomcat Sunset

nov. 1, 2006
Tobacco
Season 13Episode 4860 min

Tobacco

nov. 8, 2006
World's Strongest (1)
Season 13Episode 4960 min

World's Strongest (1)

Strength...a powerful word, but what does it mean? How is it measured? Why are some things simply stronger than others. How strong is a rope, a tractor, a diamond, a tugboat or even plastic. How and why strength matter to us every day.
oct. 18, 2006
Breakfast Tech
Season 13Episode 5060 min

Breakfast Tech

nov. 28, 2006
Wine
Season 13Episode 5160 min

Wine

nov. 29, 2006
Supermarket
Season 13Episode 5260 min

Supermarket

Our basic need and desire for food has made the supermarket one of the great success stories of modern retailing. Making customers' visits to the market as efficient as possible has led to bar coding and a scale that recognizes the type of produce placed on it. Explore the psychology of the supermarket including store layout, lighting, music and aromas that trigger the appetite. With a growing percentage of the public interested in eating healthier foods, organic grocers are carving out an increasingly large niche.
nov. 15, 2006
The AK-47
Season 13Episode 5360 min

The AK-47

juil. 28, 2006
Snow
Season 13Episode 5460 min

Snow

déc. 10, 2006
Harvesting (2)
Season 13Episode 5560 min

Harvesting (2)

In America's orchards and farm fields, the constant struggle between hand labor and mechanization has produced dozens of efficient and sometimes bizarre harvesting methods. Learn the secrets of the orchard manager and his ladder crew as they check fruit pressures and barometric readings. Visit California's largest fruit packing house and try to keep up with 10-fruit-per-second conveyors. Then off to the corn fields of Nebraska and the cranberry marshes of central Wisconsin. Finally go underground to the world's largest mushroom farm where the harvest takes place in limestone caverns that run some 150 miles. From fruit tree picking platforms to cranberry beaters and corn pickers, farmers constantly strive to speed the harvest.
nov. 29, 2006
Engineering Disasters (20)
Season 13Episode 5660 min

Engineering Disasters (20)

The story behind BP's Texas City oil refinery explosion in 2005, the 2001 crash of an American Airlines flight, and the Skylab space station.

déc. 6, 2006
Nuts
Season 13Episode 5760 min

Nuts

août 2, 2006
Tea
Season 13Episode 5860 min

Tea

After water, tea is the second most popular drink in the world. It has been around as a drink for 5000 years, and 6 billion pounds of tea are harvested annually.
déc. 13, 2006
Christmas Tech
Season 13Episode 5960 min

Christmas Tech

Christmas is observed by many people around the world, for both religious reasons and more secular purposes. Trees, lights, ornaments, and window displays are a big part of the celebration. Thanks to technological advancements they are cheaper, safer and more spectacular than ever before.
déc. 20, 2006
Wind
Season 13Episode 6060 min

Wind

janv. 1, 2006

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