Targeting the historical trajectory of bullets, ranging from their origins in the 1300s as stones and lead balls to the ``safe`` and ``smart`` bullets of today.
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Episode takes the ``best of`` Modern Marvels and give the mega top 10 countdown; on this edition: amazing weapons; they're every arsenal's best asset and every enemy's worst nightmare.
Hazardous-material shipment; trucks carrying classified government materials; Con-Air flight moves dangerous felons.
Each year in the U.S., 280 million hens lay 80 billion eggs, one of the world's most affordable sources of protein; charting an egg's journey from the henhouse to the breakfast table; how powdered eggs are manufactured.
Get behind the wheel and take control of the some of the largest, fastest, most powerful machines on the planet; these aren't the average vehicles and handling one of these rides is unlike anything else.
Limousines have been stretched to greater and greater lengths--as has the notion of what can be done inside them; you can have a rolling disco in a stretched SUV, go for a rumble off-road in a monster truck limousine, or take a direct hit.
Sit tight and click the seat belt because while there are over 230 million licenced drivers in America, episode goes way beyond the driver's seat of an average automobile.
From elaborate elite training facilities to GPS-guided air drops, to revolutionary high-tech tents and fire-retardant uniforms, episode explores the science and technology of building, operating and protecting a base in a warzone.
Targeting the historical trajectory of bullets, ranging from their origins in the 1300s as stones and lead balls to the ``safe`` and ``smart`` bullets of today.
Sinkholes; use of asbestos; Chang River flood; liquid natural-gas explosions; Hyatt Hotel walkway collapses.
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A ride through the dazzling world of chrome; reflecting on the many ways chrome has changed the modern world.
Chicago flood; Alpine tunnel fires; riverboat boiler explosion; building collapse; plane crash.
Oil-tanker explosion; subway tunnel cave-in; freighter-plane crash; molasses flash-flood; freeway-ramp collapse.
Denver International Airport baggage disaster; Texas A&M bonfire; M-4 Sherman tank; Milwaukee Water Treatment disaster of 1993; Skyline Plaza collapse.
From Bolivia's Death Road to California's fog-smothered Highway 99 to dodging IEDs on the road to Baghdad Airport, ``Modern Marvels`` experiences the harrowing journey down some of the world's scariest roads.
Examining 8,000 horsepower dragsters and hydroplanes with top speeds of 200 miles per hour and a cargo ship propelled by one of the most powerful diesel engines on Earth.
Examining the military's deadliest and most sophisticated choppers, homemade helicopters and million-dollar models customized with everything from bars and entertainment systems.
Coffee traces origins from Ethiopia over 1,000 years ago to today's Starbucks explosion; American giants Hills Brothers, Maxwell House, and Folgers process billions of beans while coffeehouses historically brewed political and artistic progress.
From Jay Leno's personal steam cars and 11-ton steam engine to carousels, boats, and skyscrapers fuelled entirely by steam, the team take a deep dive into one of the oldest means of locomotion.
Sit tight and click the seat belt because while there are over 230 million licenced drivers in America, episode goes way beyond the driver's seat of an average automobile.
Adam Richman visits the factory where the board game ``Monopoly`` is made; how ``Masters of the Universe`` action figures are making a comeback in a big way; how Mattel is using the latest technology to make new models of ``Hot Wheels`` come to life.
Some toys transform into valuable collectibles and become iconic classics; Adam sees how Play-Doh is created, visits the mecca of pinball manufacturing, learns how Slinkys keep springing back, and gets an inside look at Lionel trains.
Adam Richman visits power tool manufacturing mecca Dewalt, where he discovers how they're using cutting-edge technology to make cutting-edge tools.
To see how people, products, and more move around America, Adam Richman explores how a legendary long-hauler meticulously custom-builds each truck at Daimler.
Adam learns the true meaning of heavy when he visits legendary heavy equipment manufacturer: John Deere; big machines do big jobs and he gets an inside look at how top brands like SANY and JCB are pushing the envelope on what these machines can do.
Adrenaline runs high when Adam Richman visits the factory where Yamaha makes ATVs, WaveRunners and more; an inside look at a company built to get people sky-high in paramotors; amusement park Diggerland USA; mech-suits; submarine built for two.
Tea ranks as world's second most popular drink with ancient origins; explore Lipton's Suffolk plant producing teabags, Charleston Plantation's cultivation, Boston Tea Party history, Clipper Ships bringing Chinese tea, and modern herbal varieties.
Adam Richman gets to see how Wise produces over 50 million bags of sweet and salty snacks per month; how Jack Link's is changing the jerky game.
Adam Richman visits America's oldest candy store to see how it crafts decadent chocolate treats; how Theo Chocolate produces up to 2.5 million pounds of chocolate per year.
Adam Richman visits the legendary Turkey Hill Dairy to see how they make their famous frosty treat for the masses; sneak a peek into Dreyer's flavor development process.
Adam Richman visits a central Pennsylvanian cheese maker with an award-winning mozzarella; inside grocery giant Kroger as they slice, shred and package over 2.5-million lbs. of cheese per week.
Adam Richman visits baking behemoth Entenmann's to see how they keep up with America's insatiable demand for delicious and dunkable chocolate chip cookies; Otis Spunkmeyer creates the cookies found at some of the biggest restaurant chains in America.
How wheat feeds the world; wheat becomes everything from bread to beer; a custom harvester follows ripening wheat fields from Texas to North Dakota; exporting wheat; grinding grain into flour; Widmer Brothers Brewery; Wheatware.
Grain-elevator explosion; freighter crashes into mall; collapse of Rosemont Horizon; Schoharie Bridge collapse; airship crash.
Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, submerging 80% underwater due to levee and pumping system failures; investigate engineering causes behind Superdome nightmare, major escape route design flaws, and Louisiana coastline sinking issues.
The sugar industry developed through Caribbean slavery and British control desires; sugar played critical roles in American independence while modern Hawaiian plantations process cane stalks into raw sugar, corn syrup, and various sweetener forms.
Breakfast technology slices, squeezes, sorts, and cooks to keep orange juice fresh and cereals flaked; explore USS Stennis meal preparation for sailors, Tyson bacon processing, Sunkist orange squeezing, and McDonald's McGriddle pancake production.
A toxic waste dump at Love Canal in Niagara Falls, N.Y.; software flaws render Patriot Missiles inaccurate; the collapse of 7 World Trade Center; the Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire in Boston.
Examining 8,000 horsepower dragsters and hydroplanes with top speeds of 200 miles per hour and a cargo ship propelled by one of the most powerful diesel engines on Earth.
A countdown of the top gizmos and gadgets featured on ``Modern Marvels,`` from golden oldies to newfangled thingamabobs, including an electronic doodad that was once considered a threat to national security.
A countdown of the hottest vehicles featured on ``Modern Marvels,`` from one of Jay Leno's vintage automobiles to a battery-driven roadster.
In this countdown, Americans' ten tastiest treats are reviewed; the nationwide journey leads to the most popular snack in the USA.
A countdown of the top 10 favorite American foods, especially guilty pleasure foods that people find irresistible.
Episode takes the ``best of`` Modern Marvels and give the mega top 10 countdown; on this edition: amazing weapons; they're every arsenal's best asset and every enemy's worst nightmare.
Episode takes the ``best of`` Modern Marvels and give the mega top 10 countdown; on this edition: awe-inspiring machines, featuring the top ten mightiest, strangest, and most unique innovations from the archives.
Episode takes the ``best of`` Modern Marvels and give the mega top 10 countdown; on this edition: speed; it's a pure adrenaline rush as it shows the fastest marvels featured down to the speediest of all.
From brutal winters to bug-infested summers, survival in the unforgiving landscape of Alaska requires an array of technological innovations and creative solutions.
Shoes have come a long way from their humble beginnings as simple leather moccasins; Nowaday footwear is built to withstand any extreme environment where a foot can tread, from the heart of a burning building to the track of an Olympic stadium.
Every aspect of live involves pressure; it's what puts the bubbles in soft drinks, propels shaving cream from its can, cools the contents of your refrigerator, and causes volcanoes to erupt; but rapid pressure changes can be as violent as explosions.
Tiny weapons may not sound impressive, but small can kill, and it can also be easily concealed; from a pocket pistol used by the police to a submachine gun wielded by a bodyguard, many of today's most effective weapons are smaller than ever.
From elaborate elite training facilities to GPS-guided air drops, to revolutionary high-tech tents and fire-retardant uniforms, episode explores the science and technology of building, operating and protecting a base in a warzone.
Chocolate-covered bacon; red and white Starlight Mints; the key ingredient that gives Lemonheads their sour punch; the surprising substance that puts the polish on Mike and Ikes; the amount of sugar in cotton candy.
Food trucks are hitting the big time; across much of America, they're changing the way people eat; from humble beginnings as chuck wagons and hot dog carts, they've taken off as ethnic eateries, gourmet specialists, and even high-tech mega trucks.
The assembly and surprising history behind the airboat; a wild ride on a big-tired swamp buggy; local delicacies that bring new meaning to acquired taste; a massive engineering project to divert the mighty Mississippi River; pythons and alligators.
Brad Paisley and his crew of truckers on the road between Little Rock and Tulsa; the Ford F-150 tackles a devilish test course; the world's most nimble tow truck extracts a car from the tightest parking spot imaginable; Mack truck fanatic.
Get behind the wheel and take control of the some of the largest, fastest, most powerful machines on the planet; these aren't the average vehicles and handling one of these rides is unlike anything else.
The world's biggest and oldest flag manufacturer; inside the last US athletic shoe factory; the strangest form of alternate transportation; a hot toy company that believes it's imperative to keep their work here at home.
A look under the feet of Americans, from secret military installations and experimental farms to tunnel networks and neutron lasers.
The biggest stacked burger in the world at almost 250 pounds; a plus-sized Sicilian pizza that feeds almost 75 people; a 72-ounce steak that no real cowboy can resist; the seven-pound hot dog that's too big for a bun; a giant cupcake.
Visiting the U.S. Library of Congress to explore the contents of secret vaults and see how the staff of 4,000 catalogs and preserves treasures.
Steam power; Jay Leno fires up two steam cars and an 11-ton steam tractor built in 1860; coal-burning boiler; century-old steam locomotive; paddlewheel steamboat.
How padlocks and combination locks are made; biometric locks; cracking open a bank vault; how the government plans to keep people away from a nuclear waste site for the next 10,000 years.
The complex logistics behind creating feasts for huge crowds; dining aboard a U.S. Navy sub packed with enough food for a 120-day mission; cooks prepare a ``Victory Meal`` for 1,000 Marines; feeding 69,000 NFL fans during a Philadelphia Eagles game.
Every process, from beginning to end, is a unique and incredible adventure; from the fiery birth of high tech golf clubs to the cataclysmic end of old buildings, get ready to race from start to finish.
Chrome hot rod; the Chrome Shop Mafia adds bling to truckers' big rigs in Missouri; Illinois' Arlington Plating Co. adds luster to auto parts; how Harley-Davidson puts chrome to work as both a decorative and protective feature of motorcycles.
The versatile and nutritious potato; the potato's mysterious origins in South America's Andes; potato knishes in New York City; farming exotic potatoes in Maine; large-scale potato production in Iowa and Pennsylvania.
Each year in the U.S., 280 million hens lay 80 billion eggs, one of the world's most affordable sources of protein; charting an egg's journey from the henhouse to the breakfast table; how powdered eggs are manufactured.
Some activities occur only when the world is dark; fishermen use lights to lure squid to their nets; finding night crawlers in Toronto; military night-vision gear; police helicopter's Spectrolab spotlight; baseball stadium.
Americans visit car washes two million times per day at an annual cost of $25 billion; how car washes are built to clean, ranging from tunnel systems to in-bay automatics; visiting the biggest car wash facility in the United States.
A celebration of the horse, the animal that helped mankind change the world; the thoroughbred racing industry in Kentucky; how a Minnesota logging company uses real horsepower; a Colorado program pairs horses and prison inmates.
The celebration of Halloween has become a $6 billion economic powerhouse; the annual Halloween Haunt at Knott's Berry Farm; the production of monster makeup, masks and costumes; carving pumpkins; making fake blood; haunted house.
Examining how frequently experts in various disciplines can hit their targets, including archers, sharpshooters and even a billiards player; the ancient world's ballista and trebuchet weapons; knife thrower; Cirque du Soleil's daring artists.
Examining how frequently experts in various disciplines can hit their targets, including archers, sharpshooters and even a billiards player; the ancient world's ballista and trebuchet weapons; knife thrower; Cirque du Soleil's daring artists.
How wheat feeds the world; wheat becomes everything from bread to beer; a custom harvester follows ripening wheat fields from Texas to North Dakota; exporting wheat; grinding grain into flour; Widmer Brothers Brewery; Wheatware.
Rubber, plastic, nylon, aerosols, resins, solvents, and lubricants, none can exist without oil; the secrets of oil and the many products it has spawned; oil refinery in California; chemical weapons suits; making asphalt; blending jet fuel; Vaseline.
World-shaking crashes; efforts to make auto racing safer; the latest in motorcycle crash survival equipment; a sky diver survives falling 11,000 feet without a parachute; NASA's asteroid-tracking team; colliding subatomic particles.
The human body is host to a multitude of hidden secrets even after death; coroner; funeral home director; forensic anthropologist; engineers.
Rats are some of the most dangerous, destructive and useful animals on the planet; an exterminator comes face to face with the rodents; hundreds of thousands of rats are bred and raised in a a high-tech facility.
A large factory-fishing boat hunts down, catches and processes 300 tons of Alaskan pollock each day in the Bering Sea; the crew reveals the inner workings of one of the most sophisticated and complex vessels afloat.
Strange weapons of the past and present include Japanese ninja claws, microwavelike rays, lasers, robots, the ``pukelight,`` and a superslippery substance.
How superhighways move millions of people every year; 20-lane project in Houston; China's 28,000-mile National Trunk Highway System; High-Five interchange in Dallas; the anatomy of a traffic jam.
Corn is the largest agricultural crop in the world, and it is used in more than 3,000 diverse items, ranging from food to the plastic wrap for packaging it.
Corn is the largest agricultural crop in the world, and it is used in more than 3,000 diverse items, ranging from food to the plastic wrap for packaging it.
It's time to slice and dice; take a cutting-edge look at the most amazing blades in the world, from the legendary sword of the samurai warrior with an edge sharp enough to sever a man's arm in a single swipe.
Take a supersonic flight through a world of flying machines that are redefining our skies; pull serious G's in the U.S. military's latest fighter jet: the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Trapping black bears with West Virginia Division of Natural Resources biologists; trapping and releasing feral cats left stranded in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
Catering to more than twenty million truckers, truck stops are bigger and better than ever; these mega-pit stops are essential to the trucks and truckers that haul eight billion tons of freight annually.
The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald; the Buffalo Creek Dam disaster; the explosion of a supertanker in Los Angeles Harbor.
Space travel technologies.
It was a science first conjured amid the fiery ovens of ancient blacksmiths; today more than 50% of all U.S. products require some form of welding.
The forts, weapons and technology of barbarians.
From the unimaginable power of nuclear bombs to microscopic anthrax spores, we reveal who possesses these nightmare weapons and explore the danger posed by terrorists with deadly technologies.
Tea ranks as world's second most popular drink with ancient origins; explore Lipton's Suffolk plant producing teabags, Charleston Plantation's cultivation, Boston Tea Party history, Clipper Ships bringing Chinese tea, and modern herbal varieties.
Breakfast technology slices, squeezes, sorts, and cooks to keep orange juice fresh and cereals flaked; explore USS Stennis meal preparation for sailors, Tyson bacon processing, Sunkist orange squeezing, and McDonald's McGriddle pancake production.
The supermarket has become one of the great success stories of modern retailing; bar coding and other technological advancements; the psychology of the supermarket, including the store layout, lighting, music and aromas.
Stealth aircraft, ships and soldiers of the past, present and future; advances in stealth military aircraft.
The evolution of the assembly line, which has produced billions of products, from toys to Boeing 747s, cheaply and quickly; Americans overcome prejudices toward blacks and women in factories during World War II; a family of auto assembly workers.
Renewable energy technologies fight petroleum dependence and global warming by transforming air, water, earth, and fire into clean sources; explore solar, wind, geothermal, biofuels, and tidal power from experimental to massive scale solutions.
Nuts range from pea-sized to bowling ball-sized as nutritional staples since time began; sustained Roman and Chinese armies, English and Spanish navies, American tribes, while today UNICEF uses peanut products to reverse child malnutrition quickly.
Pirates terrorized high seas since before recorded history; at their 1700s power height, they influenced nations through England-Spain rivalry while bringing maritime technology innovations including modified ships for speed and power enhancement.
Benjamin Franklin, the oldest Founding Father, was the late 18th century's foremost scientist and greatest inventor; created Pennsylvania Stove, lightning rod, glass armonica for Mozart and Beethoven and anti-counterfeiting techniques.
The past, present and future of insulation technology.
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Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, submerging 80% underwater due to levee and pumping system failures; investigate engineering causes behind Superdome nightmare, major escape route design flaws, and Louisiana coastline sinking issues.
Soft drinks, donuts, meat snacks, popcorn, and gum represent humanity's need to feed cravings; from handmade treats of earliest civilizations to hi-tech mass production, these snackfoods evolved through history into modern manufacturing.
Coffee traces origins from Ethiopia over 1,000 years ago to today's Starbucks explosion; American giants Hills Brothers, Maxwell House, and Folgers process billions of beans while coffeehouses historically brewed political and artistic progress.
The sugar industry developed through Caribbean slavery and British control desires; sugar played critical roles in American independence while modern Hawaiian plantations process cane stalks into raw sugar, corn syrup, and various sweetener forms.
Today's cowboys blend Old West traditions with modern technology; examine 19th-century cattle industry boom, Spanish-derived saddles and ropes, barbed wire revolution, and modern computer chips, DNA evidence, and artificial insemination techniques.
Thomas Alva Edison, the Wizard of Menlo Park, created electric lights, power systems, motion pictures, recorded sound, and tattoo pens; his innovations evolved into modern CDs, iPods, satellite radio, and technologies from Internet to outer space.
June 6, 1944, Operation Overlord springs into action as the greatest WWII machine with thousands of ships, aircraft, thousands of men, and millions of tons of steel; interlocking precision overcomes Hitler's defenses in history's greatest assault.
Examine Edwards Air Force Base's colorful history as America's premier flight test center for over 60 years; every Air Force aircraft was tested there, including current projects like the Airborne Laser designed to destroy ballistic missiles.
Profile five deadly weapons focusing on inventors, battles, and technology: Tsar Bomba 50-megaton nuclear bomb, WWI machine guns, WWII incendiary bombs, proximity fuses for artillery detonation, and VX nerve gas chemical agent.
Doomsday threats range from very real, nuclear arsenals, to controversial, global warming, to futuristic - nanotechnology, cyborgs, and robots.
We examine more threats--both natural and manmade--that may endanger civilization; from the far reaches of space to tiny viruses, doomsday sources are many.
Battered and fried or simply raw--seafood is a popular dish, no matter how you serve it; americans consume more than 5-billion pounds yearly, an order that takes more than a fishing rod to fill and worries conservationists.
Extruders, molds, in-line conveyor belts; are these machines manufacturing adhesives, plastics, or parts for your car? No, they're making treats for your mouth--and you will see them doing their seductively tasty work in this scrumptious episode.
Chicago flood; Alpine tunnel fires; riverboat boiler explosion; building collapse; plane crash.
Oil-tanker explosion; subway tunnel cave-in; freighter-plane crash; molasses flash-flood; freeway-ramp collapse.
A toxic waste dump at Love Canal in Niagara Falls, N.Y.; software flaws render Patriot Missiles inaccurate; the collapse of 7 World Trade Center; the Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire in Boston.
Denver International Airport baggage disaster; Texas A&M bonfire; M-4 Sherman tank; Milwaukee Water Treatment disaster of 1993; Skyline Plaza collapse.
Sinkholes; use of asbestos; Chang River flood; liquid natural-gas explosions; Hyatt Hotel walkway collapses.
The vehicles that transport the President of the United States aren't your ordinary planes, trains, and automobiles: they are top-secret; and for your Average Joe, there's only two ways to find out what they're really like inside.
Grain-elevator explosion; freighter crashes into mall; collapse of Rosemont Horizon; Schoharie Bridge collapse; airship crash.
Data lines; power; plumbing; photovoltaics; conserving energy; painting; carpeting; moving furniture; lights.
Construction problems of mega-skyscrapers; exterior wall system; energy-conserving glass; safety issues; aesthetics.
In hour three of our crash course on mega-skyscraper construction, we learn about the human element and development of systems that make us comfortable.
Sinking of Ocean Ranger offshore oil rig; plane carrying golfer Payne Stewart malfunctions; Connecticut Turnpike collapse; South Fork Dam failure; PEPCON jet fuel plant explosion.
Construction of the California Department of Transportation Headquarters; design; excavation; skeleton; hurricane- and earthquake-proofing; structural systems.
The Baldwin Hills dam collapse in Los Angeles; a wing separates from a passenger plane; a freighter slams into a Florida bridge; the Northridge earthquake of 1994.
The X-1 jet breaks the sound barrier; the X-43 Scramjet flies at Mach 7; U-2 and SR-71 Cold War spy planes; flying Wing bombers; the new F/A Raptor.
Nuclear research ranges from well-known applications, such as bombs and reactors, to little-known uses in medicine, food preparation, and radiation detection. It's also spawned ancillary technologies to store nuclear waste and clean up accidents.
Arguably the most influential book ever written, the Bible provides a glimpse into the origins of ancient technology and its use to withstand the elements, build great structures, wage war, and conserve precious water.
Qatar represents everything a modern military command post; it can be with the most sophisticated military information systems--from video-conferencing to real-time frontline satellite communication.
The Pacific Coast Highway winds from exclusive retreats in Malibu, Calif., to the wilds of Washington state.
A jet truck that can travel 300 mph; the Baltimore Technical Assistance Response Unit's mobile command truck; a garbage truck with an articulated arm; how SWAT, bomb squad, HAZMAT, and crime scene specialty trucks are built.
Shipyards are waterside construction sites where some of the largest tools ever built help create the biggest machines on earth; from ancient days to the 18th-century Industrial Revolution to the epic effort performed at Pearl Harbor.
Precision-guided weapons become a flashpoint for war critics.
The Overseas Highway links mainland Florida with the Florida Keys, and contains 51 bridges, including the Seven-Mile Bridge; a 175-million refurbishment that ended in 1982 resulted in today's remarkable Overseas Highway.
Targeting the historical trajectory of bullets, ranging from their origins in the 1300s as stones and lead balls to the ``safe`` and ``smart`` bullets of today.
To defend the corporate high-rise buildings and those who work and live in them, an army of scientists, engineers and security advisors set out on the vital mission to develop technologies to keep corporate America safe against terrorist attack.
The United States Transportation Command, answering to the Department of Defense, runs military transport like an efficient private shipping and travel agency; from the Civil War to US Transcom, track the development of military logistics.
The construction of a terrorist-proof safe room, and how windows might someday act as biological weapons detectors; what technology can do to protect civilians, and how they can use technology to protect themselfs.
Hazardous-material shipment; trucks carrying classified government materials; Con-Air flight moves dangerous felons.
Termites, mosquitos, rats, mice, ants and cockroaches have spread damage, disease and death for millions of years.
Made up of soldiers and civilians, scientists and specialists in an enormous variety of fields, the US Army Corps of Engineers was created over 200 years ago by Congressional mandate to respond, in peace and war, to the nation's engineering needs.
A travel from British Columbia north through the Yukon Pass on their way to Fairbanks, Alaska, thanks to one two-lane roadway, the 1,522-mile long Alaska Highway.
All it takes to set off a booby trap is an unsuspecting victim lifting, moving, or disturbing a harmless-looking object; the history of booby traps from the ancient Egyptians, Chinese, Greek, and Romans to the Middle Eastern crisis.
A journey back to an unruly era examining the complexity of their construction and the multi-purpose they served; homes to kings and nobles, economic centers, courthouses, treasuries, prisons, and torture chambers.
The convertible transforms the driving experience.
Limousines have been stretched to greater and greater lengths--as has the notion of what can be done inside them; you can have a rolling disco in a stretched SUV, go for a rumble off-road in a monster truck limousine, or take a direct hit.
Set the sedan's safety brake and hop on your ``hog`` for a 2-hour high-speed history of the motorcycle--from the 1868 ``steam velocipede`` to the early 20th century, when they were a low-cost alternative to automobiles.
Traces the history and evolution of the world's most important fossil fuel; without gasoline, modern life would grind to a halt.
At the height of the Cold War, the Strategic Air Command controls thousands of nuclear weapons, planes and missiles.
Traces physical fitness' role in the health of the individual and society; from ancient Greek gymnasiums, where pupils pumped up the mind as well as body, to 19th-century Muscular Christians, who saw exercise as an obligation to God.
They are lethal tools that ensured our survival, altered our evolution, and maintained our dominion over other animals; though hunting technology is the backbone of a multi-billion dollar sports industry, current cutting-edge gear.
Excavators; machines lug NASA rockets to the launch pad; cruise ship; machine to create a fusion reaction.
Blade implements have been a part of civilized man's arsenal since the Paleolithic Age, when sharp tools were chipped off of flint or obsidian; but with the discovery of metallurgy, people were able to forge stronger, more versatile blade implements.
Pop open the hood, check out the carbs, and hear the engines roar as we journey back to a time when gas was cheap, emission controls non-existent, and all that mattered was acceleration and speed.
Spinning your wheels isn't just going around in circles, in fact, it's revolutionary - literally; the history of civilization has turned on the wheel and we have traveled as far as we have because of it.
The U.S. Navy's most lethal fighter, the F-14, soars at supersonic speeds.
A machine that converts energy into mechanical force to go over, under or through fortified or fixed defenses too strong for conventional force; engines range from man's first long-range missile weapon.
Experts design materials that can catch gunfire.
To achieve an extremely high level of combat readiness, equipment and personnel must be maintained at peak performance.
More than two million people die in the U.S. annually, creating 5,500 daily burials with 80 percent choosing caskets and 20 percent cremation; explore dealing with death throughout centuries and today's $20-billion funeral industry.
Defensive fortifications span WWI bunkers to futuristic structures; explore submarine bunkers at Lorient housing 20 subs, Churchill's Cabinet War Room, Hitler's Berlin bunker, Cold War shelters, and nuclear weapon protection bunkers.
Half a mile below earth's surface, miners extract rough diamonds, pure carbon substances that become precious gems when cut and polished; explore diamond mining history and technology from 4th century BC to modern South Africa.
Nuclear submarines carry more firepower than all bombs dropped in history; since the 1950s, these steel vessels became U.S. defense cornerstones, sparking Cold War underwater competition and creating engineering miracles for deterrence.
Cannons evolved from 13th-century fort-penetrating weapons to atomic bomb launchers with smart weapons; explore how cannons were cast and forged, terrorized in world wars, and advanced to today's 40-ton self-propelled Crusader.
Earthmoving equipment story spans simple spades to powerful steam shovels; meet legendary giants John Deere, Jerome Case, and Caterpillar founders who forged America's construction industry, plus specialized trucks and space equipment.
The Supermarine Spitfire, designed by R.J. Mitchell in 1935, proved revolutionary against German opponents and helped turn WWII's tide during the Battle of Britain; interviews with surviving aces reveal the courage that halted Hitler's advance.
Development of weapons; evolution of body armor.
Armored gunboats prowl rivers of Vietnam and Southeast Asia.
When cultures develop literacy, science, and language, codes emerge spontaneously; explore the rich history of secret symbolic communication from Egyptian hieroglyphics to Caesar's encryption, wartime codebreakers, and cyberspace.
Explore the world of monster trucks, mechanical beasts weighing 10,000 pounds that entertain audiences with raw power; go behind the scenes to meet the drivers who race these mammoth vehicles in spectacular competitions.
On a proving ground, you can fire a missile without scaring the neighbors or lift millions of pounds in pursuit of ounces of gold, performance is the only thing that matters and no excuses can be given in battle or competition.
Wartime research and development have revolutionized communication, transportation, and medicine; from Spam to nuclear power to hairspray and cell phones, life as we know it ironically owes a lot to war.
Combat training throughout history, reviewing survival skills and psychological tools; from ancient Rome to World Wars One and Two, and how modern training is enhanced by advanced technology and computer simulation.
The strong men and women who go beyond mere fitness to pursue major muscle mass; from ancient Greeks, to performers in the 1800s astounding audiences with feats of strength, to the body builders of California's Muscle Beach.
The Maginot Line, a defensive string of forts with enfilading firepower, was built by France between World War One and World War Two.
When finally completed, China's Three Gorges Dam will tower 607 feet in the air and weigh more than forty Great Pyramids; along with China's Great Wall, it will constitute of the two man-made objects visible from the moon.
In 1954, Gamal Abdel Nasser, needed to harness the flow of the world's longest river: the Nile; how the Aswan High Dam socially, politically, culturally, and agriculturally affected Egypt.
Trucks transport a staggering 70 percent of all the nation's goods; looking at the amazingly diverse world of American trucks and the colorful men and women who drive them.
Begun in 1817, the Erie Canal was an engineering wonder of 363 miles of water highway linking the western frontier to the Atlantic seaboard; it took eight years to construct and thousands of hours of brutal labor.
For centuries, banks enable the creation of wealth; a chronicle of banking, from its early European origins to e-banking; modern technology revolutionizes the way banks do business.
Around the world and across the eons, gold stands as a symbol of power, wealth, and love; the story of the hunters of the precious metal and their methods for extracting it.
An exciting spin through the history of the casino going behind the neon lights, free drinks, and 24-hour gambling to see how the gaming industry has evolved from a simple house of cards to a high-tech multi-billion dollar industry.
Emergency room medicine has only been a recognized specialty since 1989; episode examines advances that led to the modern emergency room - from the Byzantine's establishment of the first hospitals around 1050 A.D. to today's telemedicine.
The idea of floating to earth from great heights dates back centuries, and from the beginning parachutes combined entertainment with life-saving utility; the parachute has also played a vital role in modern warfare since WWI.
Delves into the little-known, hugely important, multi-billion-dollar industry of product testing, where wrinkles get ironed out and goods are stripped of marketing and hype to see if they work; meet product testers who serve as truth squads.
Exploring the ocean floor using old and new technology and examining revolutionary biological and geological discoveries.
Advancements in rescue technology, including the Jaws of Life and a Searchcam system that locates buried victims.
In this history of medicine under fire, how a small army of medics, nurses, surgeons, stretcher-bearers, and ambulance drivers, races to keep pace with the deadly advances of war.
Espionage has been used for at least the last 4,000 years; the episode focus on the last 100 years of cloak and dagger technology, from early code-breaking computers to satellite reconnaissance and take a look at Bond-type gadgets of the Cold War.
Visionaries enlarge, reinforce and motorize balloons and blimps, giving birth to the airship; 161 rigid airships are built before spectacular crashes, including the Hindenburg disaster, put an end to the era.
Extreme firefighting techniques must be used to quell blazes from oil wells, war, forest fires and airplanes.
Technology of firefighting; Chicago Fire; Triangle Shirtwaist Factory; Coconut Grove.
From the earliest recorded account of an amputation and subsequent prosthesis in ancient Hindu writings, to today's use of plastics and space-age materials, we chronicle the long history of prosthetic devices.
Using investigative techniques to determine the cause of suspicious blazes in Texas, California and the South.
To run faster, jump higher and play longer - the ultimate goal of all athletes; when training runs its course, science and technology jump in; explore the history and technological advances in everything from athletic shoes to football gear.
In 1941, penicillin was first used to save human life; now, bacteria has emerged resistant to every known antibiotic and scientists have begun to fear that the era of the wonder drugs is near to its end.
From the early ``egg beaters`` of World War II to the ``flying tanks`` of Operation Desert Storm, meet the first pilot to fly a combat rescue mission in WWII and a U.S.A.F. female aviator; and view classified footage of the Apache in Iraq.
A visit to the United States Mint and the Bureau of Printing and Engraving to see the secretive government facilities where the legal tender is generated; with a storied past as tantalizing as the wealth they create, these mints can spit fortunes.
From ancient solutions to the development of modern water and sewer services, plumbing helped to make civilization possible.
It started as an idea at a French dinner party and became the symbol of the free world; the story of France's gift to the US reveals a 20-year struggle to design and build the world's largest monument using paper-thin copper sheets.
Perhaps the most important and yet least recognized aspect of warfare is battlefield engineering; battlefield engineers lay the groundwork, quite literally, for the battle to come.
Many rivers quenched the thirst of millions in the American west and around the world; without these aqueducts, some of the earth's largest cities would turn into gigantic ghost towns.
In 1973, a desperate America, starved by an OPEC embargo, began construction on an 800 mile lifeline for its oil hunger; study the technological triumph of the Alaskan oil pipeline built over mountains and tundra, where temperatures drop below zero.
When poliomyelitis swept the nation, thousands died or became disabled before American ingenuity and desperation led to one of history's greatest scientific breakthroughs; witness how polio shaped FDR's vision and made Jonas Salk famous.
The story of the construction of America's national highway system, from its beginnings in 1912, which it was conceived by auto and headlight tycoons, to its completion in 1984, when the last stoplight was removed and buried.
Under the supervision of sculptor Gutzon Borglum, miners and quarrymen carve the faces of four U.S. presidents into the Black Hills of South Dakota, paying tribute to the first 150 years of American history.
From the first well in Pennsylvania to the gushing Spindletop and modern supertankers, the story of oil is the story of civilization as we know it; a look at the ingenious and outrageous men who risked a lot for ``black gold`` and unimaginable wealth.
How the Comstock Lode, discovered near Virginia City, proved to be a scientific laboratory from which vast improvements in mining technology and safety were pioneered, including innovations in drilling, ventilation, drainage, and ore processing.
Rising from a stretch of desert with nothing but remoteness to recommend it, Las Vegas became a glittering wonderland for dreamers; a look at the forces that made Las Vegas a place unlike any on earth.
The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald; the Buffalo Creek Dam disaster; the explosion of a supertanker in Los Angeles Harbor.
The versatile and nutritious potato; the potato's mysterious origins in South America's Andes; potato knishes in New York City; farming exotic potatoes in Maine; large-scale potato production in Iowa and Pennsylvania.
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From the early "egg beaters" of World War II to the "flying tanks" of Operation Desert Storm, meet the first pilot to fly a combat rescue mission in WWII and a U.S.A.F. female aviator; and view classified footage of the Apache in Iraq.
Examining the military's deadliest and most sophisticated choppers, homemade helicopters and million-dollar models customized with everything from bars and entertainment systems.
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The United States Transportation Command, answering to the Department of Defense, runs military transport like an efficient private shipping and travel agency; from the Civil War to US Transcom, track the development of military logistics.
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Combat training throughout history, reviewing survival skills and psychological tools; from ancient Rome to World Wars One and Two, and how modern training is enhanced by advanced technology and computer simulation.
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Adrenaline runs high when Adam Richman visits the factory where Yamaha makes ATVs, WaveRunners and more; an inside look at a company built to get people sky-high in paramotors; amusement park Diggerland USA; mech-suits; submarine built for two.
Adam learns the true meaning of heavy when he visits legendary heavy equipment manufacturer: John Deere; big machines do big jobs, and he gets an inside look at how top brands like SANY and JCB are pushing the envelope on what these machines can do.
To see how people, products, and more move around America, Adam Richman explores how a legendary long-hauler meticulously custom-builds each truck at Daimler.
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Cannons evolved from 13th-century fort-penetrating weapons to atomic bomb launchers with smart weapons; explore how cannons were cast and forged, terrorized in world wars, and advanced to today's 40-ton self-propelled Crusader.
Shipyards are waterside construction sites where some of the largest tools ever built help create the biggest machines on earth; from ancient days to the 18th-century Industrial Revolution to the epic effort performed at Pearl Harbor.
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Perhaps the most important and yet least recognized aspect of warfare is battlefield engineering; battlefield engineers lay the groundwork, quite literally, for the battle to come.
June 6, 1944, Operation Overlord springs into action as the greatest WWII machine with thousands of ships, aircraft, thousands of men, and millions of tons of steel; interlocking precision overcomes Hitler's defenses in history's greatest assault.
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Adam Richman visits a central Pennsylvanian cheese maker with an award-winning mozzarella; inside grocery giant Kroger as they slice, shred and package over 2.5-million lbs. of cheese per week.
Adam Richman visits baking behemoth Entenmann's to see how they keep up with America's insatiable demand for delicious and dunkable chocolate chip cookies; Otis Spunkmeyer creates the cookies found at some of the biggest restaurant chains in America.
Adam Richman visits the legendary Turkey Hill Dairy to see how they make their famous frosty treat for the masses; sneak a peek into Dreyer's flavor development process.
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A ride through the dazzling world of chrome; reflecting on the many ways chrome has changed the modern world.
Adam Richman visits power tool manufacturing mecca DeWalt, where he discovers how they're using cutting-edge technology to make cutting-edge tools.
It's time to slice and dice; take a cutting-edge look at the most amazing blades in the world, from the legendary sword of the samurai warrior with an edge sharp enough to sever a man's arm in a single swipe.
A countdown of the top gizmos and gadgets featured on "Modern Marvels," from golden oldies to newfangled thingamabobs, including an electronic doodad that was once considered a threat to national security.
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The Baldwin Hills dam collapse in Los Angeles; a wing separates from a passenger plane; a freighter slams into a Florida bridge; the Northridge earthquake of 1994.
Sinking of Ocean Ranger offshore oil rig; plane carrying golfer Payne Stewart malfunctions; Connecticut Turnpike collapse; South Fork Dam failure; PEPCON jet fuel plant explosion.
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Adam Richman visits America's oldest candy store to see how it crafts decadent chocolate treats; how Theo Chocolate produces up to 2.5 million pounds of chocolate per year.
Adam Richman gets to see how Wise produces over 50 million bags of sweet and salty snacks per month; how Jack Link's is changing the jerky game.
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From Bolivia's Death Road to California's fog-smothered Highway 99 to dodging IEDs on the road to Baghdad Airport, "Modern Marvels" experiences the harrowing journey down some of the world's scariest roads.
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From Jay Leno's personal steam cars and 11-ton steam engine to carousels, boats, and skyscrapers fuelled entirely by steam, the team take a deep dive into one of the oldest means of locomotion.
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