The BEST episodes written by Greg Goldman
#1 - Canning
Modern Marvels - Season 14 - Episode 3
Canning is the method of a preserving and packaging food, without which civilization would never have ventured beyond the local food supply.
#2 - More of the World's Biggest Machines
Modern Marvels - Season 11 - Episode 45
On land, in the air, or on the sea--we examine some of the biggest machines ever built, including: the Antonov AN-225, the world's biggest aircraft; the GE 90-115B jet engine; the Sikorsky CH-53E helicopter; the Union Pacific's biggest steam locomotive, the "Big Boy" 4000 and GE's AC 6000; the Discoverer Enterprise, the world's largest oil-drilling ship; the RB 293 bucket-wheel mine excavator; and the LED Viva Vision, the world's largest printing screen, which stretches 4-blocks long in Las Vegas.
#3 - Distilleries (2)
Modern Marvels - Season 13 - Episode 48
It's an art, it's a science and it's a marriage of vapor and water. From the elite to the illegal, the banned, to the celebrated, the distillation of spirits is a 50 billion dollar a year business. Visit brandy, liqueur, moonshine, and absinthe distilleries to see how this magic is done.