The BEST episodes of Modern Marvels season 8
Every episode of Modern Marvels season 8, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Modern Marvels season 8!
Celebrating ingenuity, invention and imagination brought to life on a grand scale, MODERN MARVELS tells the fascinating stories of the doers, dreamers and sometime-schemers who created everyday items, technological breakthroughs and man-made wonders.
#1 - The F-14 Tomcat
Season 8 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/12/2002
The complete story of the F-14 Tomcat--from the initial design sessions to its most recent missions. Track the innovations that have kept the F-14 effective for nearly three decades.
#2 - The Chrysler Building
Season 8 - Episode 39 - Aired 9/10/2002
The 1,046-foot Chrysler Building in New York City, erected between 1928 and 1930, was the world's tallest edifice--until the Empire State Building eclipsed it in 1931! Since then, this Art Deco masterpiece has become one of the most beloved skyscrapers on the city skyline.
#3 - Junkyards
Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/5/2002
It's the place where one man's trash is truly another man's treasure. Enter the strange and mysterious world of the junkyard, where many pieces actually do add up to a whole. Uncover how junkyard operators create order out of seemingly random piles of junk.
#4 - Axes, Swords And Knives
Season 8 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/7/2002
Blade implements have been a part of civilized man's arsenal since the Paleolithic Age, when sharp tools were chipped off of flint or obsidian. But with the discovery of metallurgy, people were able to forge stronger, more versatile blade implements.
#5 - Pleasure Boats
Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/1/2002
Traveling throughout the U.S. and Europe, we delve into a world of luxury, adventure, and sport on spectacular vessels ranging from classic yachts to sports boats to the ultimate floating palaces.
#6 - Failed Inventions
Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/2/2002
Failed Inventions
#7 - Gasoline
Season 8 - Episode 35 - Aired 7/23/2002
Traces the history and evolution of the world's most important fossil fuel. Without gasoline, modern life would grind to a halt. What it really is, how it is made, what all those different octane numbers really mean, and how researchers developed cleaner-burning gasoline.
#8 - Beach Technology
Season 8 - Episode 33 - Aired 7/2/2002
Slap on your sun block and head to the ocean for a sizzling hour that explores the beach in a whole new way! We cover everything from Japan's Seagaia, the world's largest indoor beach, to boardwalks, dune buggies, surfboards, sunglasses, suntan lotion, wave pools, and more. We examine the development of each product and explain the technological advances that have been made over the years.
#9 - Star City
Season 8 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/9/2002
Visit Russia's formerly secret training center for Cosmonauts and see what it is like to prepare for a space flight.
#10 - Hunting Gear
Season 8 - Episode 27 - Aired 6/12/2002
They are lethal tools that ensured our survival, altered our evolution, and maintained our dominion over other animals. Though hunting technology is the backbone of a multi-billion-dollar sports industry, current cutting-edge gear is a far cry from prehistoric man's rudimentary tools.
#11 - The Wheel
Season 8 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/26/2002
One of the six simple machines and perhaps the most important invention in the history of mankind, the wheel has been essential in all aspects of life--from farming to fighting, traveling to trading.
#12 - Engines
Season 8 - Episode 14 - Aired 7/24/2002
The history of engines beginning with the steam engine through modern rotary and rocket engines are profiled.
#13 - James Bond Gadgets
Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/9/2002
James Bond Gadgets
#14 - The Manhattan Project
Season 8 - Episode 25 - Aired 6/4/2002
At 5:30 a.m., July 16, 1945, scientists and dignitaries awaited the detonation of the first atomic bomb in a desolate area of the New Mexico desert aptly known as "Jornada del Muerto" (Journey of Death). Los Alamos scientists and engineers relate their trials, triumphs, and dark doubts about building the ultimate weapon of war in the interest of peace.
#15 - Private Jets 2
Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/28/2002
Learn what it takes to buy a previously-owned jet, and travel to Dallas to visit the Associated Air Center, a company that creates very high-end, lavish jet interiors. Also the latest in kit jets, and look into the new must-have of the super rich--personal jets the size of commercial airliners.
#16 - Remote Control
Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/30/2002
From humble beginnings, the world of remote control has grown exponentially, with microwave, infrared and a host of other technologies expanding our virtual reach ever farther. See how the various methods work and go into the labs where scientists and engineers are developing the next generation of remote control devices.
#17 - Million Dollar Tech
Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/31/2002
From the Roman Emperor Caligula's special barges to Carl Faberge's impossibly intricate eggs, from plasma screen TVs to $600,000 Bentleys and Rolex watches, we examine spectacular personal possessions.
#18 - Fire & Ice: Heating and Air Conditioning
Season 8 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/18/2002
Fire warmed the caves and primitive dwellings of mankind for centuries, yet the technology of keeping cool lagged far behind as we learn in this chronicle of heating and air conditioning that covers advancements from the home and industry to outer space and beyond!
#19 - The World's Biggest Machines
Season 8 - Episode 37 - Aired 8/7/2002
Join us for a look at the biggest, heaviest, tallest, longest, meanest machines on the planet! We'll see what these monsters do, how they operate and how they're designed and assembled.
#20 - Bulletproof
Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/19/2002
From body armor to armored cars and trucks, we review the history of the race between the bullet and a successful way to stop it. We'll look at little-known advances like bulletproof layering hidden in walls, futuristic smart materials that "remember" how to stop a bullet, and a system that deploys a shield within milliseconds when it detects an oncoming round.
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#21 - Drag Racing
Season 8 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/21/2002
Head to the drag strip and back in time for the complete story of these amazing machines.
#22 - The Strategic Air Command
Season 8 - Episode 34 - Aired 7/16/2002
With the ironic motto "Peace is our Profession", the Strategic Air Command was in charge of US nuclear forces from 1946 to 1992.
#23 - Motorcycles
Season 8 - Episode 45 - Aired 12/3/2002
Motorcycles
#24 - Limousines
Season 8 - Episode 46 - Aired 12/4/2002
Limousines have been stretched to greater and greater lengths--as has the notion of what can be done inside them! You can have a rolling disco in a stretched SUV, go for a rumble off-road in a monster truck limousine, or take a direct hit in an armored limo and still make your meeting. So, sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride of your life as we review the history of chauffeured limousines--from weddings, proms, and funerals to the ultimate adult playpen and the president's "Cadillac One".
#25 - More Bond Gadgets
Season 8 - Episode 44 - Aired 12/2/2002
He's everyone's favorite spy, the man with a woman in every port and a gadget in every pocket! No villain is too strong, no situation too tough for His Majesty's Secret Agent, thanks to his wits, cunning, and the best toys on the silver screen. History Channel cameras travel from the Arizona desert to the British countryside to find the best Bond gadgets--including amazing footage from inside the cockpit of the world's smallest jet and rare home movies taken on the underwater set of Thunderball.