Modern Marvels

1992
5.0
4 reviews
TV-PG
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Season 21 episodes (11)

1 Wild Rides
2/16/22
From battle tanks to blimps, helicopters to harvesters, you'll get the chance to sit in the driver's seat of some the world's most incredible vehicles for some truly Wild Rides.
2 Steam Power
2/16/22
Turn up the heat because it's time for Steam Power. Modern Marvels takes a deep dive into one of the oldest means of locomotion.
3 Ultimate Helicopters
2/23/22
Ready to take a ride on the most thrilling helicopters in the sky? Modern Marvels explores some of the coolest copters to ever take flight.
4 Maximum Horsepower
2/23/22
Buckle up as we take a rip-roaring ride through the world of extreme horsepower! Modern Marvels muscles through the most impressive engines ever.
5 Modern Marvels: Dangerous Drives
7/11/22
From Bolivia's "Death Road," to California's fog-smothered Highway 99, to dodging IED's on the road to Baghdad Airport, we'll put you in the driver's seat to experience the harrowing journey down some of the world's scariest roads.
6 Modern Marvels: Car Wash Tech
7/11/22
Better roll up your windows and put it in neutral as we join the 2 million people who wash their car every single day! Take a look at all the awesome technology we use to keep our beloved vehicles sparkling clean.
7 Modern Marvels: Freight Trains Plus
7/18/22
Get ready to ride the rails as we take a trip along the greatest freight transportation system in the world!
8 Modern Marvels: Locomotives Plus
7/18/22
From France's 300 MPH speed train to future trains that glide on cushions of air to mining locomotives that traverse tunnels 700 feet underground, we'll catch a ride on the little-and big-engines that can.
9 Modern Marvels: Harvesting Plus
7/25/22
Let's head to the fields as Modern Marvels takes a fascinating journey from farm to table!
10 Modern Marvels: Mad Electricity Plus
7/25/22
Prepare to be shocked and enlightened because it's time to enter the mad world of Nikola Tesla's remarkable inventions!
12 Modern Marvels: Coin Operated Plus
8/1/22
From parking meters and pinball machines to vending machines and coin counters, we explore the ways people spend their quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies every day.

About this show

Modern Marvels goes beyond the basics to provide insight and history into things we wonder about and that impact our lives.

Ratings and reviews

5.0
4 reviews
Glenn G
January 11, 2022
A good way to learn about the world around us and the narrator keeps you coming for more
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