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Modern Marvels(TV show/series, 1993-)

TV-PG
| 44min per episode | Genre: Documentary

Documentation in 23 seasons with 704 episodes

Modern MarvelsRating: 4.0/5 (with 12 votes)
Modern Marvels, formally known under A&E as Time Machine, is a television series first aired by the History Channel in 1995, but previously under A&E starting December 10, 1993. It is the History Channel's first and longest-running program, for over 34 years. It focuses on science, history, technology, electronics, mechanics, engineering, architecture, industry, mass production, manufacturing, and agriculture. It also hosted on History2, and currently also hosts on Story Television. ()
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About Modern Marvels

HISTORY’s longest-running series moves to H2. Modern Marvels celebrates the ingenuity, invention and imagination found in the world around us. From commonplace items like ink and coffee to architectural masterpieces and engineering disasters, the hit series goes beyond the basics to provide insight and history into things we wonder about and that impact our lives. This series tells fascinating stories of the doers, the dreamers and sometime-schemers that create everyday items, technological breakthroughs and manmade wonders. The hit series goes deep to explore the leading edge of human inspiration and ambition.

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Modern Marvels Seasons and Episodes

02/16/2022Season 23 - 14 episodes
#1 | 02/16/2022Wild Rides
Sit tight and belt in because while there are over 230 million licensed drivers in America; we are going way beyond the driver's seat of your average automobile. It's time to jump behind the wheel of some of the biggest, fastest, most powerful machines on the planet. From battle tanks to blimps, helicopters to harvesters, you'll get the chance to sit in the driver's seat of some the world's most incredible vehicles for some truly Wild Rides.
#2 | 02/16/2022Steam Power
Turn up the heat because it's time for Steam Power. From Jay Leno's personal steam cars and 11-ton steam engine to carousels, boats and skyscrapers fueled entirely by steam, Modern Marvels takes a deep dive into one of the oldest means of locomotion. It's high tech - 1800s style - as we travel the country in search of the most incredible vehicles, engines and even robots that run on Steam Power.
#3 | 02/23/2022Ultimate Helicopters
Ready to take a ride on the most thrilling helicopters in the sky? From the military's deadliest and most sophisticated choppers to homemade helicopters and million-dollar models customized with everything from bars and entertainment systems - Modern Marvels explores some of the coolest copters to ever take flight.
#4 | 02/23/2022Maximum Horsepower
Buckle up as we take a rip-roaring ride through the world of extreme horsepower! From 8000 horsepower dragsters and hydroplanes with top speeds of 200 miles per hour, to a cargo ship propelled by the most powerful diesel engine on earth - a whopping 95,000 horsepower - Modern Marvels muscles through the most impressive engines ever built and how they achieve their incredible performance.
#5 | 07/11/2022Dangerous Drives
Better buckle up because one of these dangerous drives could be your last! From Bolivia's "Death Road," to California's fog-smothered Highway 99, to dodging IED's on the road to Baghdad Airport, Modern Marvels puts you in the driver's seat to experience the harrowing journey down some of the world's scariest roads.
#6 | 07/11/2022Car Wash Tech
Better roll up your windows and put it in neutral as we join the 2 million people who wash their car every single day! From one of the largest car washes in the U.S. to cleaning radioactive waste off a train to tips on getting tar, glue, egg and sludge off your priceless Porsche, Modern Marvels takes a look at all the awesome technology we use to keep our beloved vehicles sparkling clean.
#7 | 07/18/2022Freight Trains Plus
Get ready to ride the rails as we take a trip along the greatest freight transportation system in the world! From the early iron horses to today's sleek steel stallions, Modern Marvels climbs aboard the complex rail network that snakes throughs valleys, over rivers and across prairies to get America's goods from the factory to your front door.
#8 | 07/18/2022Locomotives Plus
All aboard! Modern Marvels takes a ride on the fastest and most powerful locomotives from around the globe. From France's 300 MPH speed train to future trains that glide on cushions of air to mining locomotives that traverse tunnels 700 feet underground, we'll catch a ride on the little--and big--engines that can.
#9 | 07/25/2022Harvesting Plus
Let's head to the fields as Modern Marvels takes a fascinating journey from farm to table! From the dizzying heights of California's date palm trees to the soggy Wisconsin cranberry marshes to the cavernous labyrinths of Pennsylvania's mushroom farms, we pick through the most unique and timeless forms of harvesting.
#10 | 07/25/2022Mad Electricity Plus
Prepare to be shocked and enlightened because it's time to enter the mad world of Nikola Tesla's remarkable inventions! From his 187-foot-high wireless network tower to his lifelong rivalry with Thomas Edison to his disturbing death ray and earthquake machines, Modern Marvels illuminates the genius--and the quirks--behind an electrifying mastermind.
#11 | 08/01/2022Tech Treasures
Better be kind and rewind because we're diving into some blasts from technology's past! From unwieldy television sets and vintage record-making to evolving Mustang motors, join Modern Marvels as we rediscover some of the most beloved retro devices that built the tech-driven world we live in today.
#12 | 08/01/2022Coin Operated Plus
Time to dig through those sofa cushions as Modern Marvels changes the way you think about coin-operated machines! From parking meters and pinball machines to vending machines and coin counters, we explore the ways people spend their quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies every day.
#13 | 08/03/2022Bathroom Tech Plus
Get ready for a royal flush as Modern Marvels looks at the latest and greatest in bathroom technology. From the ultimate computerized shower experience to toilets that clean themselves, getting dirty has never been so much fun. It's everything you ever wanted to know about how the bathroom evolved into one of the most beloved, and expensive, rooms in the house.
#15 | 08/08/2022Yard Tech Plus
As Modern Marvels disrupts the $100 billion-a-year yard tech industry, it’s time to start the mower and pull those weeds. We’ll look at high-tech gadgets and gizmos promising to keep your patch of grass beautiful and green, ranging from the newest mowers to a sprinkler system that checks the weather for you.
#16 | 08/15/2022Extra Salty
#17 | 08/15/2022More Dirt
#18 | 08/15/2022Super Sharp Saws
#19 | 08/22/2022Amazing Aluminum
#20 | 08/22/2022Addicted To Chrome
#21 | 08/22/2022More Iron
#22 | 08/29/2022World Of Wood
#23 | 08/29/2022Rocks Greatest Hits
#24 | 08/29/2022Super Power Pressure
11/28/2021Season 22 - 2 episodes
07/25/2021Season 21 - 4 episodes
02/20/2021Season 20 - 8 episodes
07/16/2013Season 19 - 11 episodes
10/03/2011Season 18 - 16 episodes
10/29/2010Season 17 - 14 episodes
01/14/2010Season 16 - 19 episodes
01/07/2008Season 15 - 44 episodes
01/17/2007Season 14 - 44 episodes
01/04/2006Season 13 - 60 episodes
01/05/2005Season 12 - 67 episodes
01/16/2004Season 11 - 76 episodes
01/01/2003Season 10 - 86 episodes
01/02/2002Season 9 - 60 episodes
01/08/2001Season 8 - 40 episodes
01/03/2000Season 7 - 38 episodes
07/27/1998Season 6 - 48 episodes
08/17/1997Season 5 - 19 episodes
09/02/1996Season 4 - 11 episodes
08/20/1995Season 3 - 9 episodes
12/16/1994Season 2 - 8 episodes
12/10/1993Season 1 - 6 episodes

Additional Information

Official websites:
Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 10 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Croatian (HR), Italian (IT), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Returning series
First episode released on: 12/10/1993
Latest episode released on: 08/08/2022
Creator: Bruce Nash
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Maravilhas Modernas"
"Merveilles modernes : alimentation"
"Meraviglie della modernità"
"Modern Marvels: Food"

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:4967, Added: 05/12/2018, Last updated: 04/12/2024