Modern Marvels: Season 4
Season 4 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Modern Marvels Season 3.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 4 Progress Shield
America's Highways
Sep 2, 1996 · 44 min
In 1912, a headlight-maker and an auto magnate built the first cross-country road to spur the demand for new cars; 70 years and $125 billion later, the highway system had grown to
The Telephone
Sep 15, 1996 · 44 min
From Alexander Graham Bell’s crude creation, to today’s high-speed wireless networks, we’ll look into the past, present and future of the telephone. We’ll visit the AT&T archives t
Aqueducts
Oct 6, 1996 · 44 min
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 to
Television
Oct 20, 1996 · 44 min
An exploration of the world’s most popular entertainment, from the boy genius who invented it to the RCA “General” who made it a reality.
The Computer
Nov 24, 1996 · 44 min
A look at the inventions that have revolutionized society as we know it. They began as behemoths which weighed over 2 tons!
Captured Light
Dec 15, 1996 · 44 min
A look at the history of photography beginning as early as the eleventh century. Includes the advancements by Niepce and Daguerre in the 19th century and William Henry Fox and Geor
Stealth Technology
Feb 16, 1997 · 44 min
A look at the F117 Stealth Fighter that led the pack for the Allies in Gulf Wars One and Two and virtually decimated Iraqi Air Defense. Find out how the technology allows it to app
Pyramids: Majesty And Mystery
Mar 23, 1997 · 44 min
Standing majestically for centuries, the world’s great pyramids have long inspired and mystified scholars. Leading experts and historians explore the engineering genius that create
Roller Coasters
Apr 13, 1997 · 44 min
Since the turn of the 20th century, designers have competed to build them faster, taller, and steeper. But as technology pushes the envelope with flips, weightlessness, and more g-
Observatories: Stonehenge to Space Telescopes
Jun 8, 1997 · 44 min
From Stonehenge to the Hubble Telescope, man has always been a species of stargazers. Unforgettable film footage and expert accounts reveal the facts of astronomy’s most mind-boggl
The Great Wall of China.
Jun 22, 1997 · 44 min
Winding 6,000 kilometers through undulating mountains, it is said to be visible with the naked eye from the moon. But who called for the Great Wall's construction and how was it ac
Air Force One: A History
Jan 1, 1997 · 44 min
A look at the planes that carried the president of the USA. With improvements in technology the planes could change for the security and safety of the leader of the USA.