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Encouraged by Leo Szilard and galvanized by German success in achieving nuclear fission, the United States embarks on a crash program to build a nuclear bomb. Aided by many Jewish scientists who had fled Nazi Germany the project team successfully constructs three fuel production lines using different technologies and assembles three bombs. One bomb was tested in New Mexico and the others deployed against the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Written by David Foss
All Episodes - S08
EPS01
Not every invention is a winner. Look at some of history's worst inventions including incompetent military weapons like the nuclear rifle and the Goliath tank. Also featured are the mechanical television, radiated medical products, and the odd looking Dymaxion house and car. Other cars featured where the Chrysler Turbine car and Ford's Nuclear powered car. Written by TheMovieSmith
EPS02
Fast-paced, fun and informative, Modern Marvels is The History Channel's signature series focusing on historical technology. The series has focused (among other things) on wonders of construction (Erie Canal, the Pentagon, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, the Big Dig), the machinery of war (nuclear submarines, tanks) as well as technology linked to the everyday (power tools, home tech, garbage). Written by Anonymous
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A look at the F-14 Tomcat jet fighter.
EPS12
The history of engines and their modern day uses.
EPS13
The history of the wheel and how it has impacted human life so ubiquitously.
EPS14
The history of ice breakers and how they keep the lanes of commerce open during the frozen winter and the arctic open for science.
EPS15
The history of environment control, starting with fire pits in caves and progressing through Roman heated buildings to modern heating and air conditioning, including the effect of such environment manipulation on population distributions.
EPS16
This program begins by tracing the development of cutting edges from obsidian flakes to the the latest high tech ceramic. Then the process of making swords and the design trade offs for their various purposes are examined in detail. Finally, the design and manufacture of axes and knives are contrasted with the more challenging demands of swordsmithing. Written by David Foss
EPS17
They are some of the largest machines on the planet. Go behind the scenes of how the largest front end loaders and excavators are constructed which includes some very large machines. Also featured is the crawler that moved NASA's rockets and space shuttles to the launchpad, a new cruise ship, windmills, and water pumps. Written by TheMovieSmith
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Encouraged by Leo Szilard and galvanized by German success in achieving nuclear fission, the United States embarks on a crash program to build a nuclear bomb. Aided by many Jewish scientists who had fled Nazi Germany the project team successfully constructs three fuel production lines using different technologies and assembles three bombs. One bomb was tested in New Mexico and the others deployed against the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Written by David Foss
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A look at the United States Strategic Air Command since it was formed after World War II through the present. Includes a look inside the Cheyenne Missile Complex and the close calls that almost led to a nuclear war.
EPS28
The history of gasoline and how it shapes our modern world.
EPS29
The history of engines beginning with the steam engine through modern rotary and rocket engines are profiled.
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The Chrysler Building in New York City is the subject.
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They were loud, fast, and during the 1960's and 1970's they were the most popular cars coming out of Detroit. Muscle cars were an American art form. See the history behind the GTO, to the Challenger, the Cutlass and many more.
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Fast-paced, fun and informative, Modern Marvels is The History Channel's signature series focusing on historical technology. The series has focused (among other things) on wonders of construction (Erie Canal, the Pentagon, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, the Big Dig), the machinery of war (nuclear submarines, tanks) as well as technology linked to the everyday (power tools, home tech, garbage). Written by Anonymous