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Modern Marvels - Brooklyn Bridge (History Channel) (A&E DVD Archives)
Modern Marvels
A&E Home Video, 2005
priceless!!
I saw this on the history channel- twice! I loved it so much
that I thought about it hours after I had seen it. You cannot
imagine the pain and suffering and hard work that went into
building this bridge at a time that there was no technology
like we have today. ...
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Modern Marvels - Television: Window to the World (History Channel) (A&E DVD Archives)
Modern Marvels
A&E Home Video, 2005
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The History Channel Presents Modern Marvels - Architectural Wonders
Modern Marvels
A&E Home Video, 2007
From ancient pyramids to the modern American skyscraper, MODERN MARVELSŪ: ARCHITECTURAL WONDERS circles the globe to profile the world?s most phenomenal architectural gems. Vivid location footage and striking digital reenactments bring these mind-boggling engineering feats to life, while historians and architectural experts illuminate the ...
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The History Channel Presents Modern Marvels - Technology
Modern Marvels
A & E Home Video, 2007
Celebrating imagination and invention brought to life on a grand scale, MODERN MARVELS: TECHNOLOGY illuminates the fascinating stories of the doers and dreamers who created everyday items, pioneered technological breakthroughs, and produced the most renowned man-made wonders. MODERN MARVELS goes beyond the nuts and bolts and into the hearts of ...
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Modern Marvels - The Creation of the Computer (History Channel)
Modern Marvels
A&E Home Video, 2005
Good Overview of an Important Topic!
"The Creation of the Computer" takes viewers from pre-computer days (hand-calculated tables of tides, logarithms, artillery calculations) through early developments by visionaries such as Charles Babbage's "Difference Engine" (working model available in 1832), to ...
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Modern Marvels - Walt Disney World (History Channel)
Modern Marvels
A&E Home Video, 2006
WDW for all the world to see
Being on the other side of the world, in Australia, I have only made it to WDW once - way back in 1983 about 5 months after EPCOT opened. This DVD not only brought me up to date with ALL the fantastic developments since then, it has inspired me to plan another visit ...
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Modern Marvels - Computers (History Channel)
Modern Marvels
A&E Home Video, 2005
Excellent history of computing
The teachers at our school show this to their classes a lot. It presents the history of computing in a more lively way than a lecture or timeline.
The teachers practically fight over who gets to show it next!
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Modern Marvels - Candy (History Channel)
Modern Marvels
A&E Home Video, 2006
Everything you ever wanted to know about candy and then some
The opening facts about candy are pretty amazing in that Americans consume about 7 billion tons of it every year to the tune of 25 billion dollars in sales. Helping to understand what ingredients make up chocolate and other confections, short but interesting segments ...
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Modern Marvels - The Manhattan Project (History Channel)
Modern Marvels
A&E Home Video, 2005
From "The Gadget" to the end of WWII
In what is described in the early stages of the documentary as the journey of death - because human kind would be inventing the means to its own destruction - The Manhattan Project accurately and compellingly chronicles the scientific, moral, political, and logistical ...
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Modern Marvels - FBI's Crime Lab
Modern Marvels
A&E Home Video, 2006
History Channel
History Channel brings very informative subjects to our livingrooms.We need more of this and less T.V. We sat with rapt attention looking at this movie.I felt it was very worthwhile in money and time !
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Modern Marvels: The St. Louis Arch
Modern Marvels
A&E Home Video, 2006
Can't ask for more
When talking about St. Louis, the first impression bumping into my mind is the Gateway Arch. I've visited there several times when I lived in Illinois. I also brought my friends and even my parents from Taiwan there. Although the shape is quite simple, it's just ...
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Modern Marvels - The Great Wall of China (History Channel)
Modern Marvels
A&E Home Video, 2005
The Wall
This is just great to watch and the only thing more amazing is the man's tomb who built it. This can be seen from space. What an awesome accomplishment, Truly a wonder of the world. Don't forget to also buy Engineering Empires:China which also covers an entire history ...
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Modern Marvels - Baseball Parks (History Channel) (A&E DVD Archives)
Modern Marvels
A&E Home Video, 2005
Not bad, just not so satisfying
Since it is in the series of Modern Marvels, I expect, at the beginning, to see the technology building the ball parks. It is, however, not what contents in this film. The main theme is the evolution of the ball parks from 19th century to the present. Of course, it is ...
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Modern Marvels - The Empire State Building (History Channel) (A&E DVD Archives)
Modern Marvels
A&E Home Video, 2005
Unbelievable Feat, Time-Wise
I was absolutely amazed at what was done in so short of a time regarding the completion of the Empire State Building. The logisitical challenges that were faced and successfully dealt with in that amount of months astounds me. I highly recommend this fascinating and ...
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Modern Marvels - Gothic Cathedrals (History Channel) (A&E DVD Archives)
Modern Marvels
A&E Home Video, 2005
Explains and Shows Impressive Cathedrals!
"Gothic Cathedrals" provides a brief overview of the rationale behind cathedral design and construction, and then focuses on D.C.'s National Cathedral.
Strength (eg. flying buttresses), homage to God, inspiration, and drawing one's eyes upward (eg. the vaults and ...
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