Modern Marvels

18,4

1993

8 / 10

Episodes

EP 1: Inside Your Walls

Don't look now–but there's a lot more to your walls than you'd ever imagine. Take a penetrating look inside something we consider ...

EP 2: Built by Hand

We live in a highly mechanized world in which billions of products are made by machines–but there are some things that can be buil...

EP 3: Swamp Tech

It's a great American wilderness–millions of acres of wild, primeval land with its own people, its own technology…and its own rule...

EP 5: Food Trucks

Food Trucks are hitting the big time–across much of America, they're changing the way we eat. From humble beginnings as chuck wago...

EP 6: Weird Machines

It has been said that necessity is the mother of all invention–but that is not always the case. Some strange machines are built fo...

EP 7: More Candy

Candy is America's sweetest guilty pleasure–so appealing that we spend $25 billion annually to experience it. Our cameras venture ...

EP 8: Battle Ready

U.S. soldiers today face enormous challenges, often stationed in desolate locations behind enemy lines. Keeping them protected is ...

EP 9: Stink

Just the whiff of a foul odor can make your head spin, your eyes water, your stomach turn–it can even send you hurling. From cessp...

EP 10: Waterproof

From the beginning of time we've worked to protect ourselves against the very element that keeps us alive…Water. We love it and ha...

EP 11: Wood

Hundreds of years before steel and plastic, wood was the building block of America. But even today, it touches every aspect of our...

EP 12: Convenience Stores

160 million Americans visit a convenience store every day. Why? Because it's fast. But what you probably didn't know is how every ...

EP 13: Tiny Weapons

"Tiny" weapons may not sound impressive…but small can kill, and it can also be easily concealed. From a pocket pistol used by the ...

EP 14: Under Pressure

Every aspect of our lives involves pressure. It's what puts the bubbles in soft drinks, propels shaving cream from its can, cools ...

EP 15: Shoes

Shoes have come a long way from their humble beginnings as simple leather moccasins. Today footwear is built to withstand any extr...

EP 16: Alaska

Our 49th state is one tough terrain. In the air, on the ground–and deep beneath it–survival here requires an amazing array of tech...

Overview

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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Episodes >>

Inside Your Walls

Episode 1

Don't look now–but there's a lot more to your walls than you'd ever imagine. Tak...

Built by Hand

Episode 2

We live in a highly mechanized world in which billions of products are made by m...

Swamp Tech

Episode 3

It's a great American wilderness–millions of acres of wild, primeval land with i...

Pocket Tools

Episode 4

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Food Trucks

Episode 5

Food Trucks are hitting the big time–across much of America, they're changing th...

Weird Machines

Episode 6

It has been said that necessity is the mother of all invention–but that is not a...

More Candy

Episode 7

Candy is America's sweetest guilty pleasure–so appealing that we spend $25 billi...

Battle Ready

Episode 8

U.S. soldiers today face enormous challenges, often stationed in desolate locati...

Stink

Episode 9

Just the whiff of a foul odor can make your head spin, your eyes water, your sto...

Waterproof

Episode 10

From the beginning of time we've worked to protect ourselves against the very el...

Wood

Episode 11

Hundreds of years before steel and plastic, wood was the building block of Ameri...

Convenience Stores

Episode 12

160 million Americans visit a convenience store every day. Why? Because it's fas...

Tiny Weapons

Episode 13

"Tiny" weapons may not sound impressive…but small can kill, and it can also be e...

Under Pressure

Episode 14

Every aspect of our lives involves pressure. It's what puts the bubbles in soft ...

Shoes

Episode 15

Shoes have come a long way from their humble beginnings as simple leather moccas...

Alaska

Episode 16

Our 49th state is one tough terrain. In the air, on the ground–and deep beneath ...