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...
4) 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.
7) 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.
10) 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.
12) 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.
13) 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.
14) Colosseum
Series
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
©2001
Language
English
Description
An in-depth look at the Roman Colosseum today, and its role in the past.
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
"Relates the history of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. One of the greates engineering feats of all time, it was begun in 1932 and finished in 1936, ahead of schedule and under budget. Eight and a quarter miles in length it bears more daily traffice than any other bridge in the world. Its construction had a profound effect on economic development and population patterns in the Bay Area." --
