Tập
Modern Marvels: Episode 2
Tóm tắt
Out of control it’s a monster with a voracious appetite. Properly harnessed it’s a force that has shaped our world. We’ve learned to create and exploit it, but we’ll never truly tame it. From furnaces to flamethrowers, fire testing to fireballs, now, Fire, on Modern Marvels.
Chi tiết
- Phim bộ
- Modern Marvels
- Mùa
- Mùa 13
- Tập
- Tập 2
- Ngày phát sóng
- 2006-01-11
- Thời lượng
- 44 min
Thông tin tập
Episode 2 là tập 2 trong Season 13 của Modern Marvels. Tập này phát sóng ngày 2006-01-11. Thời lượng là 44 min.
Tập trước / tập sau
Tập 1
They hold just about everything we need, from condiments to cargo. Made of steel, aluminum, paper and glass, they protect and preserve. They're underground and above ground, they journey around the world. They've revolutionized civilization.
Tập 3
Tune in as Modern Marvels looks into the history of cotton, a product used in hundreds of different products, from clothing to lipstick.
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Tập 5
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Tập 6
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Tập 7
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Tập 9
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Tập 10
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