Modern Marvels: Season 1
Episodes
Grand Coulee Dam
Dec 10, 1993 · 44 min
The world’s largest concrete dam–and the largest concrete structure in the world–lies on the Columbia River in the State of Washington. B uilt in 1931, it is also one of the larges
The Empire State Building
Jan 21, 1994 · 44 min
The remarkable story of how the landmark New York City skyscraper was constructed during the depths of the Depression. Requiring 10 million bricks and 60,000 tons of steel beams an
The Panama Canal
Mar 4, 1994 · 44 min
Chronicles one of the most incredible engineering feats of all time: construction of the 51-mile canal that took 10 years to build and employed over 40,000 workers, 6,000 of whom d
Cruise Ships
Mar 20, 1994 · 44 min
A large machine turned water city, cruise ships are exciting and new.
Transatlantic Cable
Mar 27, 1994 · 44 min
Looks at how one man’s vision and the cooperation between the U.S. and England resulted in an instant, reliable transcontinental mode of communication in the mid-1800s. See how wea
Mt. Rushmore.
Mar 13, 1994 · 44 min
The incredible tale of how Gutzon Borglum created the world's largest sculpture by carving the faces of four US presidents (George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt,