Modern Marvels: Great Inventions (2000)

Synopsis of Modern Marvels: Great Inventions

This program is part of a series that examines some of humanity's most outstanding technological achievements. This episode provides a survey of some of the inventions upon which modern society depends. From the printing press to the Internet, the steam engine to the jet airplane, our world owes a debt to the men and women who labored over their visions until they became reality. The program takes the viewer to the laboratories of inventors, from Tesla to Madame Curie, for a firsthand look at the creative process that produced the products of today's world. ~ Rose of Sharon Winter, Rovi

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