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Modern Marvels

199344m / epDocumentary

First aired

December 10, 1993

8.1

TMDB Score

81% match · 35 votes

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S01 · E06

Mt. Rushmore.

Season 1 · Mar 13, 1994 · 44m

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Grand Coulee Dam

Dec 10, 1993 · 44m

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The Empire State Building

Jan 21, 1994 · 44m

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The Panama Canal

Mar 4, 1994 · 44m

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Cruise Ships

Mar 20, 1994 · 44m

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Transatlantic Cable

Mar 27, 1994 · 44m

E06Playing

Mt. Rushmore.

Mar 13, 1994 · 44m

The incredible tale of how Gutzon Borglum created the world's largest sculpture by carving the faces of four US presidents (George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln) into the Black Hills of South Dakota. The four figures carved in stone pay tribute to the first 150 years of American history. The hour chronicles the "swiveled pointer" that Borglum put in each president's "head", and how workmen hung like spiders 6,000 feet above the ground to blast away 450,000 tons of rock.

About the Series

Documentary

Synopsis

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.

CreatorBruce Nash