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They were pure fantasy on wheels, machines designed to make the heart race; explore the world of 1950s concept cars--automotive art built to attract public attention.

Modern Marvels

Concept Cars

DVD, CD, PDA, HDTV, PVR--used to be the ultimate in "gotta have it" gadgets and gizmos and "to die for" technology that populate a digital world of acronyms.

Digi-Tech

Limousines have been stretched to greater and greater lengths--as has the notion of what can be done inside them; you can have a rolling disco in a stretched SUV, go for a rumble off-road in a monster truck limousine, or take a direct hit.

Limos

He's everyone's favorite spy, the man with a woman in every port and a gadget in every pocket; no villain is too strong, no situation too tough for His Majesty's Secret Agent, thanks to his wits, cunning, and the best toys on the silver screen.

More Bond Gadgets

Join us for a walk on the wild side of the history of sexual enhancement and contraception--from Cleopatra's box of buzzing bees to 17th-century condoms to Internet sex and 21st-century holographic pornography.

High Tech Sex

Traces the history and evolution of the world's most important fossil fuel; without gasoline, modern life would grind to a halt.

Gasoline

At the height of the Cold War, the Strategic Air Command controls thousands of nuclear weapons, planes and missiles.

Strategic Air Command

Celebrate the ingenuity and imagination found in the world around us. 24/7 episodes of Modern Marvels, television's most innovative series.

Slap on your sun block and head to the ocean for a sizzling hour that explores the beach in a whole new way; we cover everything from Japan's Seagaia, the world's largest indoor beach, to boardwalks, dune buggies, surfboards, sunglasses, and more.

Beach Technology

Traces physical fitness' role in the health of the individual and society; from ancient Greek gymnasiums, where pupils pumped up the mind as well as body, to 19th-century Muscular Christians, who saw exercise as an obligation to God.

Physical Fitness: The Quest for Health

They are lethal tools that ensured our survival, altered our evolution, and maintained our dominion over other animals; though hunting technology is the backbone of a multi-billion dollar sports industry, current cutting-edge gear.

Hunting Gear

At 5:30 a.m., July 16, 1945, scientists and dignitaries awaited the detonation of the first atomic bomb in a desolate area of the New Mexico desert aptly known as Jornada del Muerto--Journey of Death.

The Manhattan Project

Legendary drivers lead us on a record-breaking race through a century-long search for sheer acceleration that began before World War One, when hot-rodders modified Model-T Fords to see how fast they could go.

Drag Racing

Stories of those who believed in dreams and defied the commonplace with their extraordinary creations; covering some of the world's architectural and engineering structures, scientific inventions, and social wonders.

S8 E35 | High Tech Sex

E41 | Concept Cars

E40 | Digi-Tech

E39 | Limos

E37 | More Bond Gadgets

E35 | High Tech Sex

E29 | Gasoline

E28 | Strategic Air Command

E27 | Beach Technology

E26 | Physical Fitness: The Quest for Health

E22 | Hunting Gear

E20 | The Manhattan Project

E18 | Drag Racing