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Modern Marvels is a
documentary television series on
The History Channel that answers the question of how many things in the
modern world are possible and where they came from.
Premiering on
January 1,
1995,
Modern Marvels has produced over 500 episodes of
scientific,
technological, and
mechanical topics varying from
bullet trains to
demolitions to
The St. Lawrence Seaway to
Rats to
Apollo 11. Part of the appeal of
Modern Marvels and what has probably kept the show on the air for this long is the fact that it covers a wide range of subjects. Unlike other science and technology shows,
Modern Marvels focuses a significant portion of the episode on the
history of the subject.
Occasionally, a special sub-series of the show airs called "Engineering Disasters." These periodic episodes describe the circumstances of situations in which technology
doesn't work correctly, resulting in magnificent
blunders (and sometimes the loss of life). Including "Engineering Disasters:
New Orleans" there have been 22 original "Engineering Disaster" episodes of
Modern Marvels.
Modern Marvels is distinctive not only for the content of its installments but for its introduction: the sounds and visuals of a
bolt being turned by a
wrench, followed by a
computer-generated sequence involving
construction workers building and hanging the title.
There have been a few
narrators in the history of the series. The most current and longest running is
Max Raphael, whose style is factual and straightforward. His voice also has a slight tone of "urgency" that tends to pull the viewer in. Raphael has also narrated other
History Channel series such as
Command Decisions.
The History Channel has repackaged some episodes that originally aired in other
series and stand-alone
specials into episodes of
Modern Marvels, such as "
Ice Road Truckers" which originally aired in 2000 as part of the
Suicide Missions series. These episodes are not narrated by Raphael.
Bruce Nash is credited with creating the series.
Don Cambou has acted as
executive producer on over 350 episodes for
Actuality Productions, the production company behind the series.
Episodes
Main article:
List of Modern Marvels episodesFurther Information
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