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23) Monster trucks
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Goes behind the scenes for a first-hand look at what it's like to be behind the wheel of the "monster trucks" in competition. Interviews with Bob Chandler, inventor of "Bigfoot", and other drivers and racers.
27) FBI's crime lab
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In April 2003, the new FBI Crime Lab was opened and dedicated to the memory of all crime victims. At 500,000 sq. ft. and equipped with the most modern equipment, it is considered one of the finest crime labs in the world. All the efforts are focused on using modern forensic science in order to solve crimes.
29) St. Louis Arch
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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.
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This comprehensive 14-disc collector's set features the most popular episodes of the groundbreaking Modern Marvels series and covers a broad range of technological breakthroughs and advancements. From environmental catastrophes like the Salton Sea to military blunders like Patriot missle errors, from subway tunnel cave-ins to oil tanker psills, these shows outline in intricate detail the devasting effect of technology gone awry. There is also a complete...
31) The Colosseum
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An in-depth look at the Roman Colosseum today, and its role in the past.
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Monster trucks: From small-town dirt tracks to big-city stadiums, Modern Marvels examines the history and technology of the 10,000 pound-plus monster trucks. The history and technology of these massive machines are examined, from the first-ever "Bigfoot" to the nationally celebrated trucking events of today. Utilizing onboard cameras in the heat of competition and interviews with the brave drivers, the dangers, close calls, and pure adrenaline rushes...
35) Apollo 11
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Just ten years after sending experimental monkeys into space, Neil Armstrong stepped from the ladder of the Apollo 11 spacecraft onto the face of the moon and became the first human being to walk on its surface. The event was one of the crowning achievements in human history. Filled with the rich stories of the people who made it possible, this chronicles the historic mission that brought man to the moon. See how an army of engineers and scientists...
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Artistic longing, scientific curiosity, and financial gain were key to the invention of photography. Discusses the camera obscura and camera lucida as aids to drawing, early chemical discoveries necessary to make a photographic image permanent, and the role of inventors such as Joseph Niepce, Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre, and Fox Talbot. Early images such as heliographs, shadowgraphs, Calotypes, Daguerrotypes and the related processes to create these...
37) Custom cars
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"...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.
39) Mummy tech
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From CT scanning to the C-Arm and other medical imaging techniques, reveals how technology has allowed today's scientists to study ancient Egyptian mummies, while also ensuring their preservation for future generations.
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A telling of the story of the dawn of the electronics age, when the wireless was a stunning phenomenon. The viewer is introduced to the men who took the work that had been done on the telegraph to the next step, the radio. Several original broadcasts are included. Late 20th century radio personalities, Casey Kasem and Larry King, explore the unique qualities of the medium, and reflect on its current renaissance. Historians explore the dramatic and...
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