Modern Marvels - Empire State Building The Empire State building rose to become the world's tallest man-made structure at a time when dreams were in short supply. Planned during the 1920s, construction was almost grounded by the Depression until the "Cathedral of Dreams" came to symbolize the indomitable American spirit. "Two stories a day" became the mission. Up went the rivets, the steel and the fearless men. In just two years the miracle of engineering was finished, justifying a nation's belief in itself. Here is the colorful story of this beloved building, including the innovations it inspired, and its enduring popularity today. From the first plans to the final rivet, explore the incredible story of the EMPIRE STATE BUILDING
America protects its homeland with the most technologically advanced military force ever conceived. Although they fight 21st-century battles worldwide, the technology unleashed is directly descended from a war fought more than 140 years ago. This episode explores how the War between North and South was the first modern war, and the technology used in it was a quantum leap beyond any previous conflict. The machine gun, aerial reconnaissance, advanced battlefield medicine, instantaneous communication, ironclad ships, even the first aircraft carrier were all innovations developed during the Civil War. We'll investigate improvements in weapons, sea power, transportation, troop conveyance, food processing, medical care, and telecommunications. At a time when the nation was divided, Civil War technology revolutionized the way war was waged. Today, those technological milestones have evolved to ensure that our modern military has no equal in the world.
Documentary from History Channel about the Alaskan Pipeline a megaproject built at the heights of the 70's oil crisis through unforgiving terrain and terrible weather conditions in the Arctic circle.
The Manhattan Project” is an important episode documenting the history of the atomic bomb and of President Truman’s use of this weapon twice to end World War II.The film shows the Los Alamos, Oak Ridge and even Hanford, Washington facilities I.The actual history starts out in 1939 with a letter for FDR proposing the possibility of the device. Many of America’s best scientists (including Fermi and Zolard) were assembled in Los Alamos, New Mexico, to develop the weapon, and the most controversial and perhaps psychologically unstable was Oppenheimer. At the same time, enormous facilities were built in Oak Ridge, TN to separate and produce the necessary components.President Truman was told that he might be impeached if he didn’t use the weapons.Hiroshima and Nagasaki were left untouched by conventional weapons in order to be “available” for nuclear weapons.
Modern Marvels History Channel - Bread Documentary USA Season 15 Narrator: Bread, the staff of life. Whether baked, fried or boiled it's the basic source of nourishment for half the world. Grill it, roast it, slice it, toast it, it's a wonder that two ingredients, flour and water, can be transformed into so many shapes and tastes. White bread may still be king in the U.S., but other breads are closing in. Now, the untold story of Bread, on Modern Marvels
Scholars discuss the many mysteries that still surround the building of the ancient pyramids of Egypt. This program describes many of the painstaking steps that the ancient Egyptians might have taken to help them build these architectural wonders. Try to answer the questions surrounding the fact that similar pyramids have been discovered thousands of miles away in both Central America and Asia. Explore with the narrator the many different reasons why these ancient people felt that pyramids might in some way enhance a person's life after physical death. Viewers will find it highly educational to view these pyramids that continue to draw tourists from all over the world.
History Channel Documentary Modern Marvels takes a trip back in time, all the way back to the 1980s, to examine some of the most popular gadgets and fads. This includes Sony's Walkman, Rubik's Cube, DeLorean DMC-12, and of course the microchip which changed electronics forever : It was a totally radical decade that realized the transition from the industrial age to the information age. An era of awesome acronyms, CD, MTV, VCR, IMB, PC. A technological paradise dedicated to entertainment and ergonomics, courtesy of Silicon Valley. Hold on tight because we’re going back to that future. Now, 80’s Tech, on Modern Marvels
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BBC Horizon - A War on Science(Evolution vs Intelligent Design)
The theory of evolution is under attack from a controversial new idea called intelligent design. But is it science? creationsim conservative right wing fundametalism documentary God creator biology Phillip Johnson Professor Richard Dawkins Sir David Attenborough science controversy pseudoscience Edwards vs. Aguillard supreme court Dover religion science illusion of God atheism secular extremism
The sixties were one groovy decade. “Modern Marvels: 60’s Tech” will take you on a wild ride of the technological happenings that helped shape the decade. Television got a whole lot better. We’ll see how color replaced black and white. We’ll explore the advent of satellite broadcasting. And we’ll look at the camera that beamed mans’ first steps on the moon. It was a decade of radical changes—the transistor radio became your personal listening device, computers became less intimidating, dialing your telephone now meant pressing buttons, and your watch became a piece of electronics. We’ll see how all that happened. We’ll take the Mustang, the ultimate 60s car, for a spin. For fun, we’ll get inside slot car racing, the etch-a-sketch, the superball, and lava lamps. The decade gave us quite a technological rush-- with the introduction of concert sound, psychedelic light shows and the birth of the rock festival. So this time around, just turn on and tune in, no need to drop out.
The machines that helped build our world have been powered by hydraulics, a compact system of valves, hoses, and pumps that transmits forces from point to point through fluid. This basic concept of powerful force transmission through fluid provides the drive for most machines today. From the ancient Roman mastery of the aqueduct to Universal Studios, a veritable hydraulic theme park, we see how hydraulics power industry, keep planes flying, and make that 3-point-turn a U-turn
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