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Modern Marvels

MODERN MARVELS (2010)

Documentary | United States

Director: Andrew Thomas, Fred Peabody

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User rating: 9/10
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SEASON: 2

EPISODE: 19

SYNOPSIS

Fast-paced, fun and informative, Modern Marvels is The History Channel's signature series focusing on historical technology. The series has focused (among other things) on wonders of construction (Erie Canal, the Pentagon, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, the Big Dig), the machinery of war (nuclear submarines, tanks) as well as technology linked to the everyday (power tools, home tech, garbage).

Actors

Writer: Bruce Nash, Matthew P. Hickey

Narrator: Lloyd Sherr, Harlan Saperstein

RUNTIME: 45 min

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