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
0/39 watched- Episode 1: The City Beneath Our Feet44 min · Jan 3, 2000
- Episode 2: Tower Bridge44 min · Jan 10, 2000
- Episode 3: The Chunnel44 min · Jan 11, 2000
- Episode 4: Space Stations.44 min · Feb 3, 2000
- Episode 5: The Pentagon44 min · Mar 27, 2001
- Episode 6: Bridges.44 min · Feb 29, 2000
- Episode 7: Prisons44 min · Mar 6, 2000
- Episode 8: Great Inventions44 min · Mar 16, 2000
- Episode 9: Office Wonders44 min · Mar 14, 2000
- Episode 10: Police Technology44 min · Mar 15, 2000
- Episode 11: Disaster Technology44 min · Apr 17, 2000
- Episode 12: Concrete44 min · May 8, 2000
- Episode 13: Camping Technology44 min · May 25, 2000
- Episode 14: Private Planes44 min · May 31, 2000
- Episode 15: Race Cars44 min · Jun 6, 2000
- Episode 16: Traffic44 min · Jun 12, 2000
- Episode 17: Buses44 min · Jun 19, 2000
- Episode 18: Gold Mines.44 min · Jun 22, 2000
- Episode 19: Banks.44 min · Jul 27, 2000
- Episode 20: The Erie Canal44 min · Jul 31, 2000
- Episode 21: Trucks44 min · Aug 3, 2000
- Episode 22: Aswan Dam44 min · Aug 14, 2000
- Episode 23: China's Great Dam44 min · Aug 22, 2000
- Episode 24: The Maginot Line44 min · Sep 10, 2000
- Episode 25: Video Games: Behind The Fun44 min · Sep 12, 2000
- Episode 26: The Body Shop44 min · Sep 17, 2000
- Episode 27: Machine Tools44 min · Oct 9, 2000
- Episode 28: Farming Technology44 min · Oct 15, 2000
- Episode 29: Assembly Lines44 min · Oct 16, 2000
- Episode 30: Suez Canal44 min · Oct 17, 2000
- Episode 31: London Underground44 min · Oct 18, 2000
- Episode 32: Combat Training.44 min · Oct 19, 2000
- Episode 33: Remote Operated Vehicles44 min · Oct 25, 2000
- Episode 34: Death Devices44 min · Nov 2, 2000
- Episode 35: Power Plants.44 min · Nov 6, 2000
- Episode 36: Inventions of War.44 min · Nov 8, 2000
- Episode 37: Plumbing: The Arteries Of Civilzation44 min · Nov 14, 2000
- Episode 38: Line of Defense44 min · Dec 5, 2000
- Episode 39: Gadgets44 min · Mar 13, 2000
