Series · Documentary
Modern Marvels (1993)
★ 8.1 · 35 votes23 seasons · 707 episodesDocumentary1993
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.
- Creator
- Bruce Nash
- Writers
- Beata Ziel, Bruce Nash
- Network
- History, A&E
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- First aired
- December 10, 1993
- Status
- Returning
Cast
Lloyd Sherr
Adam RichmanSelf - Host
Abdul Qadeer KhanSelf (archive footage)
George C. KenneySelf (archive footage)- Justin TalleySelf - Field Specialist, Frey Produce
Episodes
0/12 watched- Episode 1: America's Highways44 min · Sep 2, 1996
- Episode 2: The Telephone44 min · Sep 15, 1996
- Episode 3: Aqueducts44 min · Oct 6, 1996
- Episode 4: Television44 min · Oct 20, 1996
- Episode 5: The Computer44 min · Nov 24, 1996
- Episode 6: Captured Light44 min · Dec 15, 1996
- Episode 7: Stealth Technology44 min · Feb 16, 1997
- Episode 8: Pyramids: Majesty And Mystery44 min · Mar 23, 1997
- Episode 9: Roller Coasters44 min · Apr 13, 1997
- Episode 10: Observatories: Stonehenge to Space Telescopes44 min · Jun 8, 1997
- Episode 11: The Great Wall of China.44 min · Jun 22, 1997
- Episode 12: Air Force One: A History44 min · Jan 1, 1997
