Max Raphael

Where in Washington DC is the nation's most incredible treasure chest? It's a library unlike any other in the world, the U.S. Library of Congress in Washington D.C. Modern Marvels explodes the myth that this 200 year old institution is simply "where members of Congress borrow books". Viewers are taken beyond the magnificent Jefferson Building Great Hall into the secret vaults where more than 600 miles of shelves hold 130 million items, many of them...

"Remember "brick" cell phones, Pac-Man, Rubik's Cube, Sony Walkman, and the first music CDs? Remember all the new and exciting gadgets of the 1980s? Modern Marvels investigates the transition from Industrial to Information Age--a digital decade dedicated to ergonomics and entertainment. The microchip ushered in an era that revolutionized the way we work, play, and communicate. Tour Silicon Valley--birthplace of some of the greatest inventions from...

Extensive photos and film clips of its construction; interviews with the inventors, engineers, and contractors who transformed the dream into a reality; and a behind-the-scenes tour.

"From wireless energy to remote controls to green power, nineteenth-century inventor Nikoa Tesla had an unprecedented impact of the way the modern world works."--Container.

See how technology is used to predict and track hurricanes.

Shows how the Berlin Wall was built and the role it played in the Cold War until it was demolished in 1989.

The crushing weight of tons of water, a limited air supply, numbing cold and restricted visibility are just some of the hazards that make any effort deep below the ocean's surface among the most dangerous and technically demanding endeavors on the planet. Driven by the need for deep sea rescue and salvage capabilities, the US Navy Diving and Salvage Programs have gathered a highly skilled team of divers, scientists and engineers, who have been involved...

Modern marvels takes a look at funeral customs throughout history, as well as the technological advances of the funeral industry today.

"...takes you under the hood and down the road with some of the most unusual cars ever built. Ride with hot rodders and lowriders and visit the speed shops and paint shops where ordinary cars become art....Traces the history, technology, and cultural connections between successive generations who have turned the common car into an American art form."--Publisher website.

"Examines the following five events: a deadly explosion in Cleveland that killed 128 people in 1944; the collapse of a skywalk that killed 114 people at a Kansas City dance competition; the riveting collapse of a San Francisco mansion into a massive sinkhole; the 1931 Yangtze River floods that killed 145,000 people; and the 'miracle mineral' that turned out to be an invisible killer"--Distributor Web site.