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S1 E9 Three Manmade Marvels: the Great Pyramid, the Moai and the Burj Khalifa

Documentary

TV-PG

19m

Dec 31, 2013

Three manmade marvels, ancient to modern, that showcase the incredible breadth of human imagination and man's mastery of engineering.

Season 1, 26 Episodes

season 1 (26 episodes)

The helicopter, scuba and space travel,

Three technologies that gave us the opportunity to go where we had never gone before.

The bow and arrow, gun and atomic bomb,

Three weapons that led to the rise and fall of empires.

Anesthesia, antibiotics and organ transplants,

Three life-saving medical marvels that revolutionized treatment and expanded the limits of medicine.

The telescope, x-ray and electron microscope,

Three feats of invention that revealed the world beyond and within in almost unthinkable detail.

Trains, cars and airplanes,

Three revolutionary modes of transportation that forever altered the way we live, work, and play.

The seismograph, radar and satellite,

Three life-saving technologies for forecasting danger, helping us predict and endure some of the most deadly phenomena on earth.

Skydiving, mountaineering, and running,

Three physical challenges that suggest the human body, combined with mental determination, Is truly limitless.

Fire, matches and dynamite,

Man's ways of harnessing one of mother nature's most crucial elements.

Three manmade marvels: the Great Pyramid, the Moai and the Burj Khalifa,

Three manmade marvels, ancient to modern, that showcase the incredible breadth of human imagination and man's mastery of engineering.

City makers: skyscrapers, subways and city parks,

Three advancements to the urban landscape that made modern city living possible.

The control of nature: dams, highways and canals,

Three ways mankind has reshaped earth to overcome boundaries to commerce, travel, and development.

The horse, bicycle and motorcycle,

Three modes of solitary transportation that gave us freedom and adventure.

Samurai, knights and special forces,

Three fighters throughout history who have defended and advanced power.

Tank, combat aircraft and military drone,

Three war machines that changed the face of modern warfare forever.

Writing, libraries and internet,

Three ways for leaving a legacy, for the future.

Monarchy, democracy and communism,

Three forms of government and the struggle for nations to define themselves.

Submarines, battleships and armadas,

Three revolutionary war vessels and the pursuit of naval supremacy.

Painting, photography and motion pictures,

Three powerful mediums, and the men who struggled to reflect our world back at us.

Dentists, eye doctors and psychology and psychiatry,

Three fields of medicine that preserve the health of body and mind.

Gods, ghosts and ufo's,

Three ways that man experiences the unknown.

Plagues, economic collapse and nuclear war,

Three paths to destruction that are side effects of civilization.

Fishing, farming and animal farms,

Three ways we exploit earth's resources to feed ourselves.

Firefighters, police and paramedics,

Three professions that have kept us safe through the ages.

Crimes, courts and prisons,

Three institutions of justice through the ages.

Exploration, mapping and exploring space,

Three movements to discover where we are.

Mining, steel and oil,

Three ways in which man harvests the world's natural resources.

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Origins

Documentary

TV-PG

1 Season

19m

Origins explores the remarkable beginnings of hundreds of the world's most influential and important inventions, customs, products, and ideas from technology, sports, medicine, fashion, business, transportation, government, arts, and entertainment.

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