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Season 5
Season 5 episodes1997-08-17

Season 5

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.

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Episodes

Season 5

Episode 1

Polio Vaccine

44m

Episode 2

The Motion Picture

44m

Episode 3

Satellites.

44m

Episode 4

Radio: Out Of Thin Air

44m

Episode 5

The Electric Light

44m

Episode 6

The Phonograph

44m

Episode 7

Great Towers in the Sky

44m

Episode 8

Household Wonders.

44m

Episode 9

Radar

44m

Episode 10

Forensic Science: The Crime Fighter's Weapon.

44m

Episode 11

The Stock Exchange

44m

Episode 12

NORAD: The War Game Fortress

44m

Episode 13

Earthmovers: The Power to Move Mountains

44m

Episode 14

International Airports

44m

Episode 15

Deep Sea Exploration: Challenging The Abyss

44m

Episode 16

The Alaskan Oil Pipeline

44m

Episode 17

American Steel: Built to Last.

44m

Episode 18

Battlefield Engineering.

44m

Episode 19

Statue of Liberty.

44m