Modern marvels / Modern marvels (Television program)

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Modern Marvels

Submitted by khenkes on Fri, 03/21/2025 - 11:03

Scientists, engineers, and the U.S. Army teamed up to detonate the first man-made atomic explosion. The effort to create a nuclear weapon went in to high gear after the attack on Pearl Harbor. After the bombings in Japan, some scientists regretted the role they played in brining this weapon of mass destruction into existence.

Modern marvels

  • Nash, Bruce M
Looks at various types of crashes, including race car accidents, motorcycle-automobile collisions and how to prevent associated injuries, a skydiver whose parachute malfunctioned, the possibility of an asteroid colliding with Earth, and the Tevatron particle accelerator.

Modern marvels

  • Saperstein, Harlan
Presents a history of the invention and use of assembly lines in manufacturing.

Modern marvels

  • Nash, Bruce
Surveys the history and design of castles and shows defensive features. Also comments on the peacetime use of castles.

Modern marvels

  • Modern marvels (Television program)
From the prairies of Saskatchewan to a Manhattan skyscraper, explore the 21st century's cutting-edge green technologies taking on our most daunting environmental crisis, from global warming and deforestation to nuclear waste and resource scarcity.

Modern marvels

  • Modern marvels (Television program)
2008
An episode of the television series "Modern Marvels" that examines the history of the Apollo 13 space mission and describes the dangers faced by the astronauts and rescue efforts of NASA.

Modern marvels

  • Modern marvels (Television program)
2007
Analyzes the weaponry and tactics used by the raiding Germanic tribes against the Roman Empire, including their mastery of the bow and how they perfected metallurgy.
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