Product Details

• Format: Box set
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• ASIN: B0035T1X7C
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #173,343 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

DVD box set - 16 discs =From ancient pyramids to the modern American skyscraper, MODERN MARVELS®: ARCHITECTURAL WONDERS circles the globe to profile the world's most phenomenal architectural gems. Vivid location footage and striking digital reenactments bring these mind-boggling engineering feats to life, while historians and architectural experts illuminate the construction, form, and function of each. Visit dozens of celebrated masterpieces-including the Great Wall of China and Mount Rushmore-and discover the thrilling histories that lurk behind the majestic facades.Celebrating imagination and invention brought to life on a grand scale, MODERN MARVELS: TECHNOLOGY illuminates the fascinating stories of the doers and dreamers who created everyday items, pioneered technological breakthroughs, and produced the most renowned man-made wonders. MODERN MARVELS goes beyond the nuts and bolts and into the hearts of these innovations and the minds of the geniuses behind them. From the history of the sugar industry to the longest bridge in the world to the world's first atom bomb, the series elucidates the ingenuity that gave way to the revelatory inventions and engineering feats that are a part of modern-day life.