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The best of Modern Marvels, the History Channel presents ; produced by Digital Ranch, Jupiter Entertainment, and Hearst/Actuality for The History Channel, Vol. 7

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The best of Modern Marvels

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the History Channel presents ; produced by Digital Ranch, Jupiter Entertainment, and Hearst/Actuality for The History Channel

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From awe-inspiring buildings and life-changing technological innovations to the worst engineering disasters of all time, Modern Marvels goes behind the scenes of history's most innovative creations and biggest failures

The Manhattan Project. On July 16, 1945, the first atomic bomb was detonated in the New Mexico desert--and a new era began. In an in-depth portrait of one of the most impressive projects in history, the scientists and engineers behind the world's first nuclear weapon reflect on their accomplishment and its legacyD-Day tech. Soldiers came ashore by the thousands, pouring from Higgins boats and dropping from the sky. The heroes of D-Day's accomplishments were aided by a host of remarkable devices. Rhino barges, parachuting mannequins, and rocket-propelled grappling hooks star in this look at the hardware that helped topple HitlerBullets. Bullets have been around for seven hundred years and have gone through much advancement, from musket balls to "safe" bullets that turn to dust on impact. Experts visit firing ranges, where high-speed cameras capture the minutiae of impact, and draw on "smart" technology to offer an in-depth look at the future of firearms

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History Channel presents The best of Modern Marvels, Vol. 7