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In the 1860s, two rival workforces attempted what many deemed impossible: to link the vast American continent with a transcontinental rail line. Men of vision - and men of greed - took on titanic challenges of engineering as they sought to lay 1,700 miles of track across untamed wilderness and extreme terrain.
A trip through time on the New York Subway beginning at the beginning-- October 1904. We look at New York before the subway--a world of horsecarts and elevated trains.
America was in the throes of the Great Depression, and rural America was on the brink of disaster. Franklin Delano Roosevelt tried many federal interventions to steady the shaky economic course, and none succeeded more spectacularly than the creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
In 1877, for the first time, voices, music, the barking of dogs--and all sorts of other sounds could be recorded, played back, and preserved for posterity. All through the marvel of the phonograph. Surprisingly the man who created the phonograph, Thomas Alva Edison, had no theoretical background in acoustics, and only a few months of formal schooling. And ironically, he was half deaf.
Photographs are so fundamental to our lives today, it's almost impossible to imagine our world without them. Many of the biggest events in our lifetime we remember as moments frozen in time. And, it's all done through the gift of the still camera.
Blade implements such as axes, swords & knives have been a part of civilized man's journey since the paleolithic age roughly two million years ago. In those days, sharp tools were chipped off of flint or obsidian to create knives for skinning hides, cutting vegetation and hunting animals.
See why the hardest part of building the Statue of Liberty wasn't casting the gigantic sculpture or even shipping it from France-but convincing the Americans to take it!
An out-of-this-world exploration of the history of long-duration life in space--from the first Soviet station to Skylab to Mir to the International Space Station.
The romantic history of the original broadcast phenomenon comes to life in this compelling program featuring interviews with radio personalities Larry King and Casey Kasem.
From Sputnik to the communications satellites that beam images worldwide, trace the development of the orbiting wonders that have transformed the world.
Trace the complete history of mankind's eternal quest to unlock the mysteries of the heavens, and get an astonishing view of the very edge of the universe through the incredible Hubble telescope.
From the Arabian camera obscura of a thousand years ago to the Daguerrotype and George Eastman's innovations, this is the remarkable story of the birth of photography.
Journey beneath the earth to see why the construction of tunnels remains among the most difficult and dangerous engineering projects man can undertake.
Get a rare glimpse at Eiffel's private apartment high above the city of lights and learn the complete story of the incredible tower that became one of the world's most popular tourist attractions.
Tour the incredible casinos of Las Vegas's storied strip, and go behind the scenes to see the incredible feats of engineering that underlie America's "Neon Oasis."
Its monumental size created massive problems-obstacles that many engineers said couldn't be overcome.
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Synopsis: 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).
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A great "Highlight Reel" of the Apollo 11 mission. Enough background information is presented to provide context, and the interviews and actual footage are very effective in recreating the feel of watching the mission unfold. If you're looking for a memory refresher or an introdution to the mission to the moon for younger viewers, this show fills the bill.
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