The BEST episodes written by Peter A. Steen
#1 - Boneyard: Where Machines End Their Lives
Modern Marvels - Season 13 - Episode 24
Where do machines go when they die? From B-52 Bombers to massive aircraft carriers, from passenger cars to Cold War cruise missiles and remnants of the Twin Towers, all that we manufacture has a lifespan. But reaching the end of their original purposes can be just the beginning.
#2 - The World's Fastest
Modern Marvels - Season 12 - Episode 44
Perhaps no field has experienced this revolution in velocity more acutely than transportation. We look at five blazingly fast technological marvels that have pushed the speed limits to the very edge, each with its own unique and dramatic history: the world's fastest production car (Sweden's Koenigsegg CCR); the world's fastest train (the Maglev in Shanghai); the world's fastest boat (The Spirit of Australia); the world's fastest roller coaster (the Kingda Ka) and the fastest thing on earth (the Holloman High Speed Test Track), used to test highly sensitive equipment for many branches of the government and commercial clients.
#3 - The Power Grid
Modern Marvels - Season 11 - Episode 13
The electronic power grid is comprised of a huge complex of power plants, sub-stations, and transmission lines.