Modern Marvels TV Schedule
Find out when Modern Marvels is airing on TV tonight and this week at the American TV Listings Guide.
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Modern Marvels is scheduled to air at these times:
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Sat 24
Ice — Modern Marvels
Ice and ice-related technology are examined. Included: a visit to the U.S. National Ice Core Laboratory in Colorado; a study of icebergs and glaciers. Also: the zamboni; and ice sculpture.
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Sat 24
Ice — Modern Marvels
Ice and ice-related technology are examined. Included: a visit to the U.S. National Ice Core Laboratory in Colorado; a study of icebergs and glaciers. Also: the zamboni; and ice sculpture.
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Sat 24
Ice — Modern Marvels
Ice and ice-related technology are examined. Included: a visit to the U.S. National Ice Core Laboratory in Colorado; a study of icebergs and glaciers. Also: the zamboni; and ice sculpture.
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Sat 24
Titanic Tech — Modern Marvels
The technology of the Titanic is examined, including how it may have hidden the ship's vulnerabilities. Also: a look at the ship's construction.
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Sat 24
Titanic Tech — Modern Marvels
The technology of the Titanic is examined, including how it may have hidden the ship's vulnerabilities. Also: a look at the ship's construction.
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Sat 24
Titanic Tech — Modern Marvels
The technology of the Titanic is examined, including how it may have hidden the ship's vulnerabilities. Also: a look at the ship's construction.
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Sat 24
Super Ships — Modern Marvels
Large and unique ships are examined. Included: the FLIP research vessel that flips a full 90 degrees; one of the largest cruise ships in the world; the Navy's most advanced transport ship; the strongest tugboat; an LNG carrier used to transport liquefied natural gas; and "the Cat" car ferry.
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Sat 24
Super Ships — Modern Marvels
Large and unique ships are examined. Included: the FLIP research vessel that flips a full 90 degrees; one of the largest cruise ships in the world; the Navy's most advanced transport ship; the strongest tugboat; an LNG carrier used to transport liquefied natural gas; and "the Cat" car ferry.
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Sat 24
Super Ships — Modern Marvels
Large and unique ships are examined. Included: the FLIP research vessel that flips a full 90 degrees; one of the largest cruise ships in the world; the Navy's most advanced transport ship; the strongest tugboat; an LNG carrier used to transport liquefied natural gas; and "the Cat" car ferry.
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Sat 24
Ocean Liners — Modern Marvels
Chronicling the glory days of the great ocean liners, including "the safest ship afloat," the Titanic. Also: the Queen Mary; the Queen Elizabeth; and the Norway, a former transatlantic vessel that now cruises the Caribbean. Host: Jack Perkins.
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Sat 24
Ocean Liners — Modern Marvels
Chronicling the glory days of the great ocean liners, including "the safest ship afloat," the Titanic. Also: the Queen Mary; the Queen Elizabeth; and the Norway, a former transatlantic vessel that now cruises the Caribbean. Host: Jack Perkins.
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Sat 24
Ocean Liners — Modern Marvels
Chronicling the glory days of the great ocean liners, including "the safest ship afloat," the Titanic. Also: the Queen Mary; the Queen Elizabeth; and the Norway, a former transatlantic vessel that now cruises the Caribbean. Host: Jack Perkins.
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Sat 24
Shipyards — Modern Marvels
The history of shipyards is explored.
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Sat 24
Shipyards — Modern Marvels
The history of shipyards is explored.
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Sat 24
Shipyards — Modern Marvels
The history of shipyards is explored.
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Sat 24
Sub Disasters — Modern Marvels
Submarine disasters in U.S. naval history are recalled and the lessons learned from the tragedies are examined.
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Sat 24
Sub Disasters — Modern Marvels
Submarine disasters in U.S. naval history are recalled and the lessons learned from the tragedies are examined.
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Sat 24
Sub Disasters — Modern Marvels
Submarine disasters in U.S. naval history are recalled and the lessons learned from the tragedies are examined.
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Sat 24
Deep Sea Salvage — Modern Marvels
Deep-sea salvage technology used in U.S. Navy diving-and-salvage operations is examined. Included: the USS Salvor salvage ship's help after the TWA Flight 800 crash in 1996. Also: Alvin, a Navy deep-submergence vehicle.
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Sat 24
Deep Sea Salvage — Modern Marvels
Deep-sea salvage technology used in U.S. Navy diving-and-salvage operations is examined. Included: the USS Salvor salvage ship's help after the TWA Flight 800 crash in 1996. Also: Alvin, a Navy deep-submergence vehicle.
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Sat 24
Deep Sea Salvage — Modern Marvels
Deep-sea salvage technology used in U.S. Navy diving-and-salvage operations is examined. Included: the USS Salvor salvage ship's help after the TWA Flight 800 crash in 1996. Also: Alvin, a Navy deep-submergence vehicle.
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Sat 24
Levees — Modern Marvels
The history of levees is chronicled. Included: erosion in the levees of Sacramento; levees and dikes in the Netherlands; and mechanized levees in London and Italy. Also: the efforts of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to prevent future floods in New Orleans.
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Sat 24
Levees — Modern Marvels
The history of levees is chronicled. Included: erosion in the levees of Sacramento; levees and dikes in the Netherlands; and mechanized levees in London and Italy. Also: the efforts of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to prevent future floods in New Orleans.
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Wed 28
Apollo 13 — Modern Marvels
A chronicle of the Apollo 13 flight in 1970, which almost ended in disaster when a liquid-oxygen tank ruptured, stranding the crew in space.
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Wed 28
Apollo 13 — Modern Marvels
A chronicle of the Apollo 13 flight in 1970, which almost ended in disaster when a liquid-oxygen tank ruptured, stranding the crew in space.
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Wed 28
Apollo 13 — Modern Marvels
A chronicle of the Apollo 13 flight in 1970, which almost ended in disaster when a liquid-oxygen tank ruptured, stranding the crew in space.
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Wed 28
Space Shuttle Columbia — Modern Marvels
The history of the space shuttle Columbia, from inception to the tragic end of the shuttle and its crew in 2003, when it disintegrated 40 miles above Earth.
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Wed 28
Space Shuttle Columbia — Modern Marvels
The history of the space shuttle Columbia, from inception to the tragic end of the shuttle and its crew in 2003, when it disintegrated 40 miles above Earth.
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Wed 28
Space Shuttle Columbia — Modern Marvels
The history of the space shuttle Columbia, from inception to the tragic end of the shuttle and its crew in 2003, when it disintegrated 40 miles above Earth.
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Wed 28
Apollo 13 — Modern Marvels
A chronicle of the Apollo 13 flight in 1970, which almost ended in disaster when a liquid-oxygen tank ruptured, stranding the crew in space.
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Wed 28
Apollo 13 — Modern Marvels
A chronicle of the Apollo 13 flight in 1970, which almost ended in disaster when a liquid-oxygen tank ruptured, stranding the crew in space.
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Wed 28
Apollo 13 — Modern Marvels
A chronicle of the Apollo 13 flight in 1970, which almost ended in disaster when a liquid-oxygen tank ruptured, stranding the crew in space.
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Wed 28
Space Shuttle Columbia — Modern Marvels
The history of the space shuttle Columbia, from inception to the tragic end of the shuttle and its crew in 2003, when it disintegrated 40 miles above Earth.
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Wed 28
Space Shuttle Columbia — Modern Marvels
The history of the space shuttle Columbia, from inception to the tragic end of the shuttle and its crew in 2003, when it disintegrated 40 miles above Earth.
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Wed 28
Space Shuttle Columbia — Modern Marvels
The history of the space shuttle Columbia, from inception to the tragic end of the shuttle and its crew in 2003, when it disintegrated 40 miles above Earth.
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Thu 29
Apollo 13 — Modern Marvels
A chronicle of the Apollo 13 flight in 1970, which almost ended in disaster when a liquid-oxygen tank ruptured, stranding the crew in space.
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Thu 29
Apollo 13 — Modern Marvels
A chronicle of the Apollo 13 flight in 1970, which almost ended in disaster when a liquid-oxygen tank ruptured, stranding the crew in space.
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Thu 29
Apollo 13 — Modern Marvels
A chronicle of the Apollo 13 flight in 1970, which almost ended in disaster when a liquid-oxygen tank ruptured, stranding the crew in space.
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Thu 29
Space Shuttle Columbia — Modern Marvels
The history of the space shuttle Columbia, from inception to the tragic end of the shuttle and its crew in 2003, when it disintegrated 40 miles above Earth.
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Thu 29
Space Shuttle Columbia — Modern Marvels
The history of the space shuttle Columbia, from inception to the tragic end of the shuttle and its crew in 2003, when it disintegrated 40 miles above Earth.
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Thu 29
Space Shuttle Columbia — Modern Marvels
The history of the space shuttle Columbia, from inception to the tragic end of the shuttle and its crew in 2003, when it disintegrated 40 miles above Earth.
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Fri 30
Captured Light — Modern Marvels
Zooming in on pioneers of photography, including George Eastman, who mass produced the first camera for amateur use by consumers; and Englishman William Talbot, developer of the negative-positive printing process.
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Fri 30
Captured Light — Modern Marvels
Zooming in on pioneers of photography, including George Eastman, who mass produced the first camera for amateur use by consumers; and Englishman William Talbot, developer of the negative-positive printing process.
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Fri 30
Captured Light — Modern Marvels
Zooming in on pioneers of photography, including George Eastman, who mass produced the first camera for amateur use by consumers; and Englishman William Talbot, developer of the negative-positive printing process.
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Fri 30
The Edison Effect: The Motion Picture — Modern Marvels
The process of making movies is examined, and the early innovations are recalled.
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Fri 30
The Edison Effect: The Motion Picture — Modern Marvels
The process of making movies is examined, and the early innovations are recalled.
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Fri 30
The Edison Effect: The Motion Picture — Modern Marvels
The process of making movies is examined, and the early innovations are recalled.
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Fri 30
The Edison Effect: The Electric Light — Modern Marvels
Illuminating the story of Thomas Edison's most significant invention: the electric light. The breakthrough comes in 1879, when an incandescent lamp burns for 13 hours. Also: the effect of Edison's work habits on his two marriages; the "technological war" over alternating and direct current.
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Fri 30
The Edison Effect: The Electric Light — Modern Marvels
Illuminating the story of Thomas Edison's most significant invention: the electric light. The breakthrough comes in 1879, when an incandescent lamp burns for 13 hours. Also: the effect of Edison's work habits on his two marriages; the "technological war" over alternating and direct current.
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Fri 30
The Edison Effect: The Electric Light — Modern Marvels
Illuminating the story of Thomas Edison's most significant invention: the electric light. The breakthrough comes in 1879, when an incandescent lamp burns for 13 hours. Also: the effect of Edison's work habits on his two marriages; the "technological war" over alternating and direct current.
