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It's the longest, most expensive and complicated railroad ever built. Ordered by the Tsar in an effort to save his empire and unify his country at the twilig... read more

Some of the most imposing structures ever built, medieval castles withstood both bloody assaults and the test of time. Designed like machines with nearly eve... read more

During the harsh winter of Canada's Northwest Territory, remote villages and work camps are cut off from the world. To keep them supplied, a tenacious group ... read more

A look at how armies fight in extremely cold weather. Included: the Battle of the Bulge.

All it takes to set off a booby trap is an unsuspecting victim lifting, moving, or disturbing a harmless-looking object. Booby traps continue to worry law en... read more

In the world of road making, the Alcan Highway is a feat worthy of comparison to the legendary byways of ancient Rome. Stretching 1,500 miles from British Co... read more

Rising almost 1,500 feet high, the Petronas Twin Towers in Malaysia were named the world's tallest in 1996 by the Council on Tall Buildings. Connecticut arch... read more

Until recently, the Mackinac Bridge was the longest suspension bridge in the world. One of the top engineering marvels of the 20th century, the bridge spans ... read more

Traveling between 135 and 190 miles per hour with an astonishingly high safety record, bullet trains can be found throughout Europe, Japan, and on the U.S. e... read more

They stun, debilitate, immobilize--providing police and peacekeepers with options other than shouting or shooting. From the ancient caltrop--a multi-pointed ... read more

Join us on 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 Internationa... read more

Made up of soldiers and civilians, scientists and specialists in an enormous variety of fields, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was created over 200 years a... read more

The Black Hawk remains the world's most advanced twin-turbine military helicopter.

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Welcome aboard the luxury liner Titanic, the world's largest ship and pride of the White Star Line. Watertight compartments and a steel-plated hull render it... read more

Coal--the fuel responsible for more than half the electricity used daily. We unearth the amazing technological advances that have led to today's extremely ef... read more

With the aid of 3-D animation, Modern Marvels explores the history and the construction of the Acropolis.

A machine gun puts the power of 20 men into the hands of one. We review the history of the machine gun from the first Gatlings in the Civil War to today's hi... read more

In war, certain missions demand the most and constitute much of the legends of bravery. Journey back to the Second World War when fearless airmen manned the ... read more

An examination of the weapons that battled through surf and snow, dense jungle and choking dust...the guns of the American GI. Though WWII introduced instrum... read more

The MiG 15 was one of the 20th century's most feared high-performance weapons. When it first appeared in 1950, its high speed, lightning maneuverability, and... read more

Stalin enlists the ideas of an American engineer to develop one of the most formidable tanks in history.

During WWII, American tank crews duked it out with Nazi Panzers in a high-explosive duel to the death. The German tanks had thicker armor and better guns tha... read more

A while back, the Harley-Davidson Motor Company teetered on the brink of bankruptcy--today, there are Harley restaurants, a clothing line, even a Harley Barb... read more

For more than 3,000 years, emperors and generals, dictators and police, criminals, clerics, and even medical doctors have created and used a vast array of to... read more

Cosmodrome is the story of Russia's "Crown Jewels"--the finest rocket engines in the world, built under conditions of absolute secrecy to land a man on the m... read more

They have been here for longer than us, and there are many, many more of them. They buzz, skitter and fly, chew, gnaw and occasionally draw blood. Lumped und... read more

Topic: valuable firearms. Included: Hitler's gold pocket pistol; Catherine the Great's pistols.

Look closely at those tall metal towers that span the country and you might see tiny specks climbing up the soaring steel like spiders on an enormous web. Me... read more

Toxic traffic is everywhere! An average of 800,000 shipments of hazardous materials hit our highways and railways daily. From Wild West wooden crates filled ... read more

During America's western expansion, a new breed of man arose--the gunslinger. Sometimes he wore a badge, sometimes he was an outlaw. But he always had a gun ... read more

Throughout history the same builders and engineers that paved man's path out of the caves and into the modern world also caused some of mankind's worst disas... read more

Engineering disasters can result in personal tragedy, national humiliation, and economic ruin. But buried within their wreckage lie lessons that point the wa... read more

Large-scale displacement of seabed sediment causes giant water walls.

When Paul Bunyan cried "Timber!", he never foresaw today's cutting-edge, controversial industry that feeds a ravenous, lumber-crazy world--a world striving t... read more

For decades, the sound barrier loomed as an impenetrable wall against manned flight that buffeted planes with shock waves as they approached the speed of sou... read more

In this full-immersion journey through the world of maximum off-roading, learn what it's like to blow the carbon out of your system as we trace the history o... read more

In the mid-1960s, the US lost an average of 55,000 people yearly to car crashes. Since then, the number of cars on the road has doubled, but fatalities have ... read more

Reviewing the impressive achievements and history of sandhogs, who challenge nature's awesome forces by driving tunnels through solid rock and sinking mud.

Topless, unobstructed--the convertible completely transforms the driving experience and unlike any other car, sets the driver free. During this face-paced ho... read more

Loading docks serve as the connecting point between products coming from the factory to reaching store shelves.

There is a new technological race afoot, and the goal is to protect against terror attacks. While countless devices are aimed at the consumer market, the mil... read more

Meteorologists track and study tornadoes.

Military planners move millions of soldiers and tons of cargo halfway around the world and into the thick of action.

Police represent a thin blue line protecting ordinary citizens from hardened criminals. We'll look at the vast array of weapons that police officers across A... read more

New technology counters the threat of terrorism.

From "safe" bullets that stop hijackers but leave aircraft unscathed to bullets that chain-saw through steel and "smart" bullets computer-programmed to hit a... read more

U.S. aircraft carriers did not sink under the barrage of kamikaze assaults.

Armored gunboats prowl rivers of Vietnam and Southeast Asia.

They constitute the very essence of the modern world; the cadence of our progress sounds in the measured ring of the blacksmith's hammer. From soaring skyscr... read more

A major battlefield weapon since the American Civil War and the stuff of nightmares ever since, the civilian toll from landmines remains immense. Inflicted b... read more

Combination rocket, spacecraft, and airplane, the space shuttle is the most complex vehicle ever built. Long before it ever flew, the shuttle was nearly scut... read more

A spectacular roadway nearly 120 miles long, the Overseas Highway links mainland Florida with the Florida Keys, and contains 51 bridges, including the Seven-... read more

Inventors create cutting-edge technology to keep civilians safe.

The engineering marvel Machu Picchu sits perched on a ridge in the Peruvian Andes. Originally built by the Incas, this magnificent structure remains a myster... read more

Small, wooden patrol-torpedo boats of World War II are fast, maneuverable and versatile.

The domination of a battleship during WWII is highlighted.

A look at the Rolls-Royce, the English precision-made motor car that has been manufactured since 1904.

Precision-guided munitions, smart bombs were the media buzz of the first Gulf War and a major military and political driving force of the second. But their a... read more

In the land of Mardi Gras, jambalaya, and zydeco, exits an engineering marvel called the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway that seems to go on forever. Two ribbons... read more

They make our lives more comfortable, more rewarding, and more secure. They are the magical machines that have brought us to the edge of the new frontier of ... read more

Goering's well-trained fliers fill enemy pilots with dread.

German tanks revolutionized military doctrine. Their speed and tactical usage, backed up by the Luftwaffe, helped create the Blitzkrieg (lightning war) that ... read more

They prowled the chilly depths of the ocean. Like wolves they hunted in packs and picked off prey, and unleashed a special brand of mayhem on allied ships. T... read more

The amazing machines of human invention most often do our bidding with uncomplaining proficiency. But when they go wrong, they exact a terrible wage. In Augu... read more

Modern Marvels explores the expensive, high-tech facilities the FBI uses at Quantico.

No program better symbolizes human mastery of machines than does the space shuttle. But the breakups of Challenger and Columbia revealed the program is tragi... read more

Based on the popular book, this episode explores historical building collapses--from ancient pyramids to the Cathedral at Beauvais to Kansas City's Hyatt Reg... read more

Shipyards are waterside construction sites where some of the largest tools ever built help create the biggest machines on earth.

An interesting glimpse into military aviation.

Hop into the cab for the ride of your life as we examine extreme trucks, including: a jet truck that can travel 300 mph; the Baltimore Technical Assistance R... read more

Guns used in assassinations; guns of the American Revolution; guns of Wild West outlaws.

In 2003, with Mars closer to Earth than it had been in 60,000 years, scientists launched three life-seeking planetary landers. If the long journeys prove suc... read more

A look at rare automobiles, including the Isotta-Fraschini race car; Mercedes Coupes and Roadsters from the 1930s; and a Ferrari.

Planning, craftsmanship, improvisation and sheer determination contribute to the success of the Lewis and Clark expedition.

A history of the B-52 bomber includes its role in the Cold War and in the war on terrorism in Afghanistan.

Join us for an exploration of the technological innovations that have made extreme sports a reality. The world's best extreme athletes, designers, manufactur... read more

Evolution of rapid-fire guns. Included: use of machine guns in the American Civil War.

At stadiums nationwide, thousands of football fans come together to show team spirit, eat incredible food, and join the community of tailgating. We journey a... read more

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Two brainy bicycle makers...a remote North Carolina moonscape...and an impossible dream. On December 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright took wing at Kitty H... read more

Constructed as tombs for the ancient pharaohs, over 100 pyramids remain in Egypt. Built during a span of well over 1,000 years, they stand as cultural and en... read more

During the Cold War, the Berlin Wall stood as a forbidding barrier in an embattled world. Erected in August 1961, the Wall system stretched 103 miles through... read more

All aboard the nostalgia express as we take a trip through the past to enjoy toys of our youth--the ones we can't forget and those that some of use never gav... read more

Examines some of the most notorious engineering failures of recent years and asks what went wrong and what we learned from them. We take viewers to the south... read more

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