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This is an episode list of the long-running documentary television series Modern Marvels. Dates shown are original air date.

Season 1: 1995

Production # Season # Topic Original Air Date
001 0101 The Transcontinental Railroad January 1, 1995
002 0102 Golden Gate Bridge May 21, 1995
003 0103 Silver Mines October 1, 1995
004 0104 Brooklyn Bridge October 1, 1995
005 0105 Paving America October 29, 1995
006 0106 Oil November 9, 1995

Season 2: 1996

Production # Season # Topic Original Air Date
007 0201 The Railroads That Tamed the West February 4, 1996
008 0202 Mount Rushmore February 11, 1996
009 0203 Tennessee Valley Authority September 2, 1996
010 0204 The Telephone September 15, 1996

Season 3: 1997

Production # Season # Topic Original Air Date
011 0301 Air Force One: A History January 1, 1997
012 0302 Pyramids: Majesty and Mystery March 23, 1997
013 0303 Observatories: Stonehenge to the Space Telescopes June 8, 1997
014 0304 Great Wall of China June 22, 1997
015 0305 Satellites August 17, 1997
016 0306 Radio: Out of Thin Air August 24, 1997
017 0307 The Search for the Polio Vaccine October 5, 1997
018 0308 The Stock Exchange October 12, 1997
019 0309 Transcontinental Railroads October 12, 1997
020 0310 Earthmovers: The Power to Move Mountains October 27, 1997
021 0311 Deep Sea Exploration: Challenging the Abyss November 3, 1997
022 0312 The Alaskan Oil Pipeline November 4, 1997

Season 4: 1998

Production # Season # Topic Original Air Date
023 0401 American Steel: Built to last January 18, 1998
024 0402 Las Vegas Hotels August 3, 1998
025 0403 Medical Imaging: The Voyage Inward October 28, 1998
026 0404 Weather Predictions December 7, 1998

Season 5: 1999

Production # Season # Topic Original Air Date
027 0501 Mail Delivery January 1, 1999
028 0502 Airships January 1, 1999
029 0503 The New York City Subway January 6, 1999
030 0504 Engineering Disasters February 22, 1999
031 0505 Spy Technology March 15, 1999
032 0506 Battlefield Medicine March 30, 1999
033 0507 The Motion Picture April 20, 1999
034 0508 U.S. Mints: Money Machines April 26, 1999
035 0509 Rescue Technology May 1, 1999
036 0510 Bombs May 13, 1999
037 0511 Scuba Diving & Underwater Breathing May 25, 1999
038 0512 Dynamite June 21, 1999
039 0513 Offshore Oil Drilling July 6, 1999
040 0514 Hoover Dam July 12, 1999
041 0515 Baseball Parks July 19, 1999
042 0517 New York Bridges August 2, 1999
043 0518 Parachutes August 23, 1999
044 0519 Newspapers August 31, 1999
045 0520 Fireworks September 6, 1999
046 0521 The Atlantic Wall September 13, 1999
047 0522 Simulators September 27, 1999
048 0523 The Tool Bench: Power Tools October 11, 1999
049 0524 The Tool Bench: Hand Tools October 12, 1999
050 0525 Earth Movers II October 13, 1999
051 0526 Forts October 18, 1999
052 0527 Emergency Room October 25, 1999
053 0528 Demolition November 8, 1999
054 0529 Motorcycles November 15, 1999
055 0530 Security Systems November 16, 1999
056 0531 Engineering Disasters 2 November 29, 1999
057 0532 Niagara Power December 8, 1999
058 0533 Casino Technology December 13, 1999
059 0534 Lost Marvels December 14, 1999
060 0535 Balloons December 16, 1999

Season 6: 2000

Production # Season # Topic Original Air Date
061 0601 Household Gadgets January 3, 2000
062 0602 City Beneath Our Feet, The AKA Underground Surprises January 10, 2000
063 0603 The Chunnel January 11, 2000
064 0604 The Space Station February 3, 2000
065 0605 The Pentagon February 26, 2000
066 0606 Bridges February 29, 2000
067 0607 Prisons March 6, 2000
068 0608 Gadgets March 13, 2000
069 0609 Great Inventions March 14, 2000
070 0610 Office Wonders March 15, 2000
071 0611 Household Wonders March 16, 2000
072 0612 Police Technology April 17, 2000
073 0613 Disaster Technology May 8, 2000
074 0614 Tower Bridge May 25, 2000
075 0615 Concrete May 31, 2000
076 0616 Camping Technology June 6, 2000
077 0617 Private Planes June 12, 2000
078 0618 Race Cars June 19, 2000
079 0619 Traffic June 22, 2000
080 0620 Buses July 27, 2000
081 0621 Gold Mines July 31, 2000
082 0622 Banks August 3, 2000
083 0623 The Erie Canal August 14, 2000
084 0624 Trucks August 22, 2000
085 0625 Aswan Dam September 11, 2000
086 0626 China's Great Dam September 13, 2000
087 0627 Maginot Line September 18, 2000
088 0628 Video Games: Just for Fun October 9, 2000
089 0629 Body Shop I October 16, 2000
090 0630 Body Shop II October 16, 2000
091 0631 Machine Tools October 17, 2000
092 0632 Farming Technology October 18, 2000
093 0633 Assembly Lines October 19, 2000
094 0634 Suez Canal October 25, 2000
095 0635 London Underground November 2, 2000
096 0636 Combat Training November 6, 2000
097 0637 Remote Operated Vehicles November 8, 2000
098 0638 Death Devices November 14, 2000
099 0639 Power Plants December 5, 2000
100 0640 Inventions of War December 12, 2000
101 0641 Plumbing: The Arteries of Civilization December 17, 2000
102 0642 Line of Defense December 19, 2000

Season 7: 2001

Production # Season # Topic Original Air Date
103 0701 Proving Grounds January 8, 2001
104 0702 Commercial Jets January 16, 2001
105 0703 Apollo 13 January 22, 2001
106 0704 Survival Technology January 29, 2001
107 0705 Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel February 7, 2001
108 0706 Garage Gadgets February 12, 2001
109 0707 Construction Machines February 22, 2001
110 0708 Hadrian's Wall March 1, 2001
111 0709 Monster Trucks March 12, 2001
112 0710 Lighthouses March 19, 2001
113 0711 Computers April 11, 2001
114 0712 Engineering Disasters 3 April 16, 2001
115 0713 Chemical and Biological Weapons May 7, 2001
116 0714 International Airports II May 14, 2001
117 0715 Codes May 21, 2001
118 0716 The Colosseum June 11, 2001
119 0717 Battle Gear June 19, 2001
120 0718 Hardware Stores June 25, 2001
121 0719 World Trade Center June 25, 2001
122 0720 More Gadgets June 27, 2001
123 0721 Cattle Ranches July 24, 2001
124 0722 Saloons July 25, 2001
125 0723 Cannons August 21, 2001
126 0724 Nuclear Subs August 28, 2001
127 0725 Air Shows September 4, 2001
128 0726 West Point September 11, 2001
129 0727 Quarries September 18, 2001
130 0728 Diamond Mines September 19, 2001
131 0729 The House Part 1 October 15, 2001
132 0730 The House Part 2 October 15, 2001
133 0731 Work Clothes October 17, 2001
134 0732 Bunkers October 23, 2001
135 0733 Cemeteries October 23, 2001
136 0734 Drive-Thru November 27, 2001
137 0735 Los Angeles November 29, 2001
138 0736 Times Square November 29, 2001
139 0737 Glass December 1, 2001
140 0738 Firing Ranges December 4, 2001
141 0739 The St. Louis Arch December 11, 2001

Season 8: 2002

  1. Failed Inventions (1/2/2002)
  2. Helicopters (1/17/2002)
  3. Private Jets Part 1 (1/28/2002)
  4. Private Jets Part 2 (1/28/2002)
  5. Remote Control (1/30/2002)
  6. Million Dollar Tech (1/31/2002)
  7. Pleasure Boats (2/1/2002)
  8. Bullet Proof (2/19/2002)
  9. Siege Machines (2/26/2002)
  10. Junkyards (3/5/2002)
  11. The F-14 (3/12/2002)
  12. Motors (3/19/2002)
  13. The Wheel (3/26/2002
  14. Ice Breakers (4/16/2002)
  15. Fire & Ice (4/18/2002)
  16. Axes, Swords and Knives (5/7/2002)
  17. The World's Biggest Machines (5/14/2002)
  18. Drag Racing (5/21/2002)
  19. Big Rigs of Combat: Tanks/Jeeps (6/2/2002)
  20. The Manhattan Project (6/4/2002)
  21. The Tackle Box (6/11/2002)
  22. Hunting Gear (6/12/2002)
  23. Camouflage (6/18/2002)
  24. Models (6/20/2002)
  25. Hangars (6/25/2002)
  26. Super Guns (7/15/2002)
  27. Strategic Air Command (7/16/2002)
  28. Gasoline (7/23/2002)
  29. Engines (7/24/2002)
  30. Towing (8/6/2002)
  31. Jet Engines (8/8/2002)
  32. Nordhausen (8/13/2002)
  33. Liberty Ships of WWII (8/15/2002)
  34. The Magnum (8/21/2002)
  35. Magnets (8/27/2002)
  36. Breweries (8/30/2002)
  37. The Chrysler Building (9/10/2002)
  38. The M-16 (9/14/2002)
  39. The Autobahn (9/17/2002)
  40. Pickup Trucks (9/18/2002)
  41. Muscle Cars (9/20/2002)
  42. Cranes (10/8/2002)
  43. Sherman Tanks (10/22/2002)
  44. Train Wrecks (10/28/2002)
  45. High Tech Sex (10/30/2002)
  46. Tunnels of Vietnam (11/13/2002)
  47. James Bond Gadgets (12/2/2002)
  48. More Bond Gadgets (12/2/2002)
  49. Limos (12/4/2002)
  50. Digi-Tech (12/5/2002)
  51. Salt Mines (12/5/2002)
  52. Runways (12/17/2002)

Season 9: 2003

  1. Trans-Siberian Railroad (1/1/2003)
  2. Castles & Dungeons (1/7/2003)
  3. Ice Road Truckers (1/30/2003)
  4. Booby Traps (2/4/2003)
  5. Alcan Highway (2/11/2003)
  6. Twin Towers of the East (3/4/2003)
  7. Mackinac Bridge (3/5/2003)
  8. Bullet Trains (3/11/2003)
  9. Non-Lethal Weapons (3/13/2003)
  10. Army Corps of Engineers (3/18/2003)
  11. Black Hawk: Night Stalker (3/26/2003)
  12. Titanic Tech (4/1/2003)
  13. Coal Mines (4/2/2003)
  14. Machine Guns (4/30/2003)
  15. Ball Turret Gunners (5/1/2003)
  16. U.S. Guns of World War II (5/8/2003)
  17. MiG 15 (5/10/2003)
  18. T-34: Russian Victory (5/10/2003)
  19. Tank Crews (5/15/2003)
  20. Harley-Davidson (5/21/2003)
  21. Torture Devices (5/22/2003)
  22. Exterminator (6/3/2003)
  23. High Voltage (6/24/2003)
  24. Dangerous Cargo (6/25/2003)
  25. Gunslingers (6/26/2003)
  26. More Engineering Disasters (7/2/2003)
  27. Engineering Disasters 4 (7/2/2003)
  28. Nature Tech: Tsunamis (7/8/2003)
  29. Logging Tech (7/9/2003)
  30. Breaking The Sound Barrier (7/16/2003)
  31. 4x4 (7/22/2003)
  32. Car Crashes (7/23/2003)
  33. Convertibles (7/24/2003)
  34. Loading Docks (7/30/2003)
  35. Terror Tech: Military (8/5/2003)
  36. Nature Tech: Tornadoes (8/5/2003)
  37. Military Movers (8/6/2003)
  38. Police Guns (8/7/2003)
  39. Terror Tech: Defending the Highrise (8/12/2003)
  40. Bullets (8/13/2003)
  41. Aircraft Carrier (8/15/2003)
  42. Metal (8/19/2003)
  43. Landmines (8/21/2003)
  44. Space Shuttle Columbia (8/26/2003)
  45. Overseas Highway (9/3/2003)
  46. Terror Tech: Civilian (9/8/2003)
  47. Machu Picchu (9/24/2003)
  48. Smart Bombs (9/30/2003)
  49. Lake Pontchartrain Causeway (10/15/2003)
  50. Inviting Disaster 1, Three Mile Island (10/21/2003)
  51. The Luftwaffe (10/22/2003)
  52. Panzers (10/22/2003)
  53. Inviting Disaster 2 (10/28/2003)
  54. FBI's Crime Lab (10/29/2003)
  55. Inviting Disaster 3 (11/4/2003)
  56. Inviting Disaster 4 (11/4/2003)
  57. Shipyards (11/5/2003)
  58. Extreme Trucks (11/12/2003)
  59. ET Tech (11/25/2003)
  60. The Technology of Lewis and Clark (11/27/2003)
  61. Extreme Gadgets (12/2/2003)
  62. Tailgating (12/3/2003)
  63. Technology Of Kitty Hawk (12/17/2003)
  64. Egyptian Pyramids (12/18/2003)
  65. The Berlin Wall (12/19/2003)
  66. Toys (12/23/2003)
  67. Engineering Disasters 5 (12/30/2003)

Season 10: 2004

  1. Guns of the Russian Military (1/16/2004)
  2. The F-15 (1/17/2004)
  3. Pacific Coast Highway (2/4/2004)
  4. Gangster Guns (2/12/2004)
  5. Racetrack Tech (2/18/2004)
  6. Oil Fire Fighting (3/3/2004)
  7. Command Central (3/17/2004)
  8. Front Line Reporting (3/19/2004)
  9. Nature's Engineers (3/31/2004)
  10. Bible Tech (4/7/2004)
  11. The Power Grid (4/14/2004)
  12. Bathroom Tech (4/21/2004)
  13. Engineering Disasters 6 (4/28/2004)
  14. F-18 Hornet (4/30/2004)
  15. Hydraulics (5/12/2004)
  16. Plane Crashes (5/26/2004)
  17. D-Day Tech (6/3/2004)
  18. A-10 Tankbuster (6/7/2004)
  19. Rubber (6/9/2004)
  20. City Water (6/15/2004)
  21. Greatest Movies Gadgets (6/17/2004)
  22. Robots (7/6/2004)
  23. Nuclear Technology (7/8/2004)
  24. Distilleries (7/14/2004)
  25. Apollo 11 (7/21/2004)
  26. World War I Tech (7/28/2004)
  27. Oil Tankers (8/4/2004)
  28. Engineering Disasters 7 (8/11/2004)
  29. Extreme Aircraft (8/25/2004)
  30. George Washington Bridge (9/1/2004)
  31. Building a Skyscraper, The Skeleton (9/6/2004)
  32. Building a Skyscraper, The Exterior (9/6/2004)
  33. Building a Skyscraper, The Human Environment (9/7/2004)
  34. Building a Skyscraper, The Arteries (9/7/2004)
  35. The Sears Tower (9/8/2004)
  36. Police Pursuit (9/15/2004)
  37. St. Lawrence Seaway (9/15/2004)
  38. St. Lawrence Tech (9/22/2004)
  39. More of the World's Biggest Machines (9/29/2004)
  40. Engineering Disasters 8 (10/5/2004)
  41. Harvesting (10/6/2004)
  42. Engineering Disasters 9 (10/12/2004)
  43. Engineering Disasters 10 (10/19/2004)
  44. Presidential Movers (10/20/2004)
  45. Gas Tech (10/20/2004)
  46. Engineering Disasters 11 (10/26/2004)
  47. M1 Abrams Supertank! (10/29/2004)
  48. Engineering Disasters 12 (11/9/2004)
  49. Surveillance Tech (11/10/2004)
  50. Engineering Disasters 13 (11/16/2004)
  51. Sub Disasters (11/17/2004)
  52. Engineering Disasters 14 (11/23/2004)
  53. Washington Monument (12/1/2004)
  54. Engineering Disasters 15 (12/8/2004)
  55. Snackfood Tech (12/16/2004)
  56. Commercial Fishing (12/21/2004)
  57. More Dangerous Cargo (12/21/2004)
  58. Engineering Disasters 16 (12/23/2004)
  59. Doomsday Tech 1 (12/28/2004)
  60. More Doomsday Tech (12/28/2004)

Season 11: 2005

  1. Poison (1/5/2005)
  2. Car Tech of the Future (1/6/2005)
  3. The Arch (1/12/2005)
  4. More Nature's Engineers (1/18/2005)
  5. World's Biggest Machines 3 (1/26/2005)
  6. The Butcher (2/1/2005)
  7. George Washington Carver Tech (2/15/2005)
  8. Desert Tech (2/23/2005)
  9. Sub Zero (2/23/2005)
  10. The Great Bridge: 8 Miles of Steel (2/23/2005)
  11. Howard Hughes Tech (2/28/2005)
  12. Edwards Air Force Base (3/2/2005)
  13. Taxidermy (3/9/2005)
  14. SWAT (3/9/2005)
  15. Deadliest Weapons (3/16/2005)
  16. The Doomsday Clock (4/7/2005)
  17. The Basement (4/26/2005)
  18. Paint (4/27/2005)
  19. Mega Movers (4/27/2005)
  20. Bricks (5/11/2005)
  21. Glue (5/18/2005)
  22. F/A-22 Raptor (5/20/2005)
  23. Civil War Tech (5/25/2005)
  24. Machines of D-Day (6/3/2005)
  25. The John Hancock Center (6/8/2005)
  26. The Cape Cod Canal (6/15/2005)
  27. Secret Japanese Aircraft of WWII (6/16/2005)
  28. Private Collections (6/19/2005)
  29. Future Tech (6/22/2005)
  30. Edison Tech (6/29/2005)
  31. Secrets of Soviet Space Disasters (7/1/2005)
  32. Mountain Roads (7/5/2005)
  33. Paving America (7/5/2005)
  34. Cowboy Tech (7/20/2005)
  35. Sewers (7/27/2005)
  36. Challenger Tank (7/29/2005)
  37. World's Biggest Machines 4 (8/2/2005)
  38. Dredging (8/3/2005)
  39. Lube Job (8/10/2005)
  40. Secret Luftwaffe Aircraft of WWII (8/17/2005)
  41. Route 66 (8/24/2005)
  42. The World's Fastest (8/24/2005)
  43. The B-2 Stealth Bomber (8/26/2005)
  44. High Risk: Helicopter Linemen (8/31/2005)
  45. Wiring America (8/31/2005)
  46. HMS Victory (9/2/2005)
  47. Coffee (9/14/2005)
  48. Sugar (9/14/2005)
  49. Cereal: History in a Bowl (9/14/2005)
  50. German Small Arms of WWII (9/24/2005)
  51. The Auto Shop (10/5/2005)
  52. Secret Allied Aircraft of WWII (10/14/2005)
  53. Engineering Disasters 17 (11/2/2005)
  54. Brewing (11/16/2005)
  55. The Lumberyard (11/30/2005)
  56. Da Vinci Tech (12/4/2005)
  57. Custom Cars (12/5/2005)
  58. More Hardware (12/6/2005)
  59. More Snackfood Tech (12/20/2005)
  60. Walt Disney World (12/25/2005)
  61. Nature Tech: Hurricanes (12/29/2005)

Season 12: 2006

  1. Containers (1/4/2006)
  2. Fire (1/11/2006)
  3. Cotton (1/18/2006)
  4. Nature Tech: Lightning (1/25/2006)
  5. Weird Weapons: The Allies (2/8/2006)
  6. Engineering Disasters 18 (2/8/2006)
  7. Candy (2/14/2006)
  8. Weird Weapons: The Axis (2/21/2006)
  9. Nature Tech: Avalanches (2/24/2006)
  10. Engineering Disasters: New Orleans (2/28/2006)
  11. Leather (3/8/2006)
  12. Engineering Disasters 19 (3/22/2006)
  13. Insulation (4/26/2006)
  14. Hi-Tech Hitler (5/2/2006)
  15. Shovels (5/3/2006)
  16. Drilling (5/10/2006)
  17. '80's Tech 5/24/2006
  18. Ben Franklin Tech 5/25/2006
  19. Heavy Metals (6/14/2006)
  20. Money (6/19/2006)
  21. BBQ Tech (6/28/2006)
  22. Pirate Tech 7/12/2006
  23. Boneyard: Where Machines End Their Lives 7/26/2006
  24. World's Biggest Machines 5 7/26/2006
  25. Super Tools: Skyscraper 7/28/2006
  26. Nuts 8/2/2006
  27. Mummy Tech 8/23/2006
  28. Levees 8/30/2006
  29. Water 9/6/2006
  30. Copper 9/13/2006
  31. Building In The Name Of God 9/18/2006
  32. Horsepower 9/20/2006
  33. Renewable Energy 9/20/2006
  34. Freight Trains 9/20/2006
  35. Cities of the Underworld 9/21/2006
  36. Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway 9/26/2006
  37. Stealth & Beyond: Air Stealth 9/27/2006
  38. Stealth & Beyond: Sea Stealth 9/27/2006
  39. Ink 10/4/2006
  40. Distilleries 2 10/11/2006
  41. World's Strongest 10/18/2006
  42. Tomcat Sunset 11/1/2006
  43. Tobacco 11/8/2006
  44. Supermarket 11/15/2006
  45. Breakfast Tech 11/28/2006
  46. Wine 11/22/2006
  47. Harvesting 2 11/22/2006
  48. Snow 12/10/2006
  49. Tea 12/13/2006
  50. Christmas Tech 12/20/2006

Other Episodes

  • Ancient Discoveries Part 1 (?)
  • Ancient Discoveries Part 2 (?)
  • Ancient Discoveries Part 3 (?)
  • Antibiotics (?)
  • Aquariums (?)
  • Aqueducts (?)
  • Battlefield Engineering (?)
  • B-52 Stratofortress (?)
  • Churches/Cathedrals (?)
  • Comstock Lode (Largest Silver Mine) (?)
  • Concept Cars in the 1950's (?)
  • Corsair: Pacific Warrior (?)
  • Cosmodome, Russia's Cold War Rocket Engines (?)
  • Crime Science (?)
  • Domed Stadiums (?)
  • Eiffel Tower (?)
  • Empire State Building (?)
  • F-117: Nighthawk Stealth (?)
  • Firefighting!: Extreme Conditions (?)
  • Forensic Science: The Crimefighter's Weapon
  • Grand Coulee Dam (?)
  • Las Vegas (?)
  • More Earthmovers (?)
  • Oakland Bay Bridge (?)
  • Ocean Liners (?)
  • Oil Wells (?)
  • Panama Canal (?)
  • PT Boat (?)
  • Secrets of the Acropolis (?)
  • Space Shuttle (?)
  • Statue of Liberty (?)
  • Stealth Technology (?)
  • Stereo and the Sound Revolution (?)
  • The World's Longest Bridge (?)
  • Transatlantic Cable (?)
  • Tunnels (?)
  • Western Railroads (?)
  • The Copper Kings (?)
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