Actuality Productions.
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Where in Washington DC is the nation's most incredible treasure chest? It's a library unlike any other in the world, the U.S. Library of Congress in Washington D.C. Modern Marvels explodes the myth that this 200 year old institution is simply "where members of Congress borrow books". Viewers are taken beyond the magnificent Jefferson Building Great Hall into the secret vaults where more than 600 miles of shelves hold 130 million items, many of them...
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"The natural world is full of amazing stories, but sometimes animals act in ways that seemingly go against all their instincts. From an elephant standing guard over a sick dog, to a giant tortoise adopting a baby hippo, and a lioness that ignores all the laws of nature to look after a baby oryx, this heart-warming series examines the cases of animals that have struck up unusual relationships." --
4) Cranes
Series
Publisher
History Channel
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Describes the universal importance of cranes for moving heavy objects. The use of cranes can be traced back 4500 years and projected into the future with examples of applications in space exploration. Provides the basic principles of the design and construction of cranes and some of the many types and uses.
6) Lighthouses
Publisher
Arts and Entertainment Network
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Discusses the history of lighthouses from ancient Greece to the modern era. Includes architectural and technological advances in lighthouse construction, and the social impact of lighthouses, as international sea travel and trade shaped the modern world.
8) Magnets
Publisher
A & E Television Network
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Looks at the pervasive and powerful magnet, showing how it serves to underpin a vast range of the devices and technologies from electric guitars to deep-space exploration. Explains the principles behind magnets' unique properties, and examines how they are used in roller coasters, security devices, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) machines, televisions, vacuums, computers, and telephones.
14) Fireworks
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Explores the unique beauty, universal language, and timeless appeal of fireworks.
Series
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
"When Hurricane Katrina assailed the city of New Orleans in August of 2005, it precipitated one of the greatest failures of civil engineering in U.S. history. In this penetrating investigation, experts consider how engineers can keep these tragedies from happening again, and debate whether New Orleans should be rebuilt at all."--Container.
17) Sewers
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Examines the network of underground pipes and tunnels that carry human waste (and more) away. From ancient Rome's pristine sewage-conveying systems, through the foul, out-the-window system of Europe in the Middle Ages, to the revolutionary sanitation engineering of the 19th and 20th centuries, SEWERS flows through history. Study waste management's evolution from the sewers of Paris, Boston, and Los Angeles. Meet a sewer diver (and his robotic counterpart)...
Series
Publisher
A&E Television Network
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
In this extraordinary program, the world's most renowned scientist tell the complete story of observatories from Stonehenge to the Hubble telescope. Historians introduce the men and women who battled public ridicule in the quest to unlock the secrets of the cosmos. And astronomers reveal the discoveries that may finally offer a glimpse at the very dawn of creation itself.
19) Cattle ranches
Series
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Life on the range today isn't what most people envision when they think of ranching. Filled with interviews with past and present ranchers, this video looks at a rapidly evolving profession that is firmly grounded in tradition.
20) The tackle box
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Modern marvels takes a look at the fisherman's rods, reels, flies and other accessories used to lure and catch fish. It includes visits to high-stakes fishing tournaments and local tack shops. It explains the development of fishing technology from using bamboo poles and you'll visit facilities that turn out equipment.