

Celebrating ingenuity, invention and imagination on a grand scale, "Modern Marvels" tells the amazing stories of the doers, dreamers and sometime-schemers who create everyday items, technological advancements and man-made wonders. From the Statue of Liberty to distilled spirits, and canals to bridges, no subject seems out of reach. Science, technology, electronics, mechanics, engineering, architecture, industry, mass production, manufacturing, and agriculture are just some of the many topics that have been covered during the long-running series.
Metadata: TVmaze · CC BY-SA
62mAdrenaline runs high when Adam Richman visits the factory where Yamaha makes ATVs, Waverunners and more. Then, we get an inside look at a company built to get people sky-high in paramotors, as well as amusement park Diggerland USA, a place you have to see to believe. Can mech-suits become the sport of the future? Plus, learn all about a personal submarine built for under-sea sightseeing for two.
62mAdam learns the true meaning of "heavy" when he visits legendary heavy equipment manufacturer: John Deere. Big machines do big jobs and he gets an inside look at how top brands like SANY and JCB are pushing the envelope on what these machines can do. Then, we'll take a nostalgic look at where many fell in love with heavy machinery, TONKA TRUCKS! Plus, we get the inside scoop on massive mining machines that can skim mere inches or scour literal truckloads of material at a time.
62mTo see how people, products, and more move around America, Adam Richman explores how a legendary long-hauler meticulously custom-builds each truck at Daimler. Then, flying cars may finally be a reality, but will helicopters that cost the same as pick-up trucks carry the day? And find out how we might be zipping around the country in tubes! Plus, see how the iconic Union Pacific railroad is preserving the past while chugging into the future.
62mAdam Richman visits power tool manufacturing "mecca" Dewalt, where he discovers how they're using cutting edge technology to make cutting edge tools. Then, he goes back in time to uncover how one of America's oldest power tools is still cutting! Next, it's time to recharge as he finds out how power tools have changed the world, from the outer reaches of space to deep under the ocean, to pit crews racing cars and rescue teams racing time.
60mEpisode details are provided by the original metadata source.
60mEpisode details are provided by the original metadata source.
60mEpisode details are provided by the original metadata source.
60mEpisode details are provided by the original metadata source.


More series with genres in common.
Catalogue: TVmaze · CC BY-SA. The catalogue score is supplied by the metadata source.
Use Watch now to explore the playback servers available for this title. If a server is unavailable, choose another in the player. Availability, subtitles and controls vary by server.
Your place is saved when a connected player reports progress. Sign in to sync supported viewing progress and your watchlist across devices.
Celebrating ingenuity, invention and imagination on a grand scale, "Modern Marvels" tells the amazing stories of the doers, dreamers and sometime-schemers who create everyday items, technological advancements and man-made wonders. From the Statue of Liberty to distilled spirits, and canals to bridges, no subject seems out of reach. Science, technology, electronics, mechanics, engineering, architecture, industry, mass production, manufacturing, and agriculture are just some of the many topics that have been covered during the long-running series.
Max Raphael, Adam Richman.
The catalogue lists an episode length of 60 minutes; individual episodes may vary.
The listed premiere date is 10 December 1993.