Modern Marvels
Season 5 Episode 1 - Polio Vaccine
8.1 ?
1993
Documentary
When “poliomyelitis” swept the nation, thousands died or were disabled before American ingenuity, trial and error, and blatant acts of desperation led to one of the greatest scientific breakthroughs in history. We’ll see how polio shaped the vision of FDR, and catapulted the young unknown doctor Jonas Salk to international celebrity.
Episodes in Season 5
1
Polio Vaccine
44 min
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2
The Motion Picture
44 min
3
Satellites.
44 min
4
Radio: Out Of Thin Air
44 min
5
The Electric Light
44 min
6
The Phonograph
44 min
7
Great Towers in the Sky
44 min
8
Household Wonders.
44 min
9
Radar
44 min
10
Forensic Science: The Crime Fighter's Weapon.
44 min
11
The Stock Exchange
44 min
12
NORAD: The War Game Fortress
44 min
13
Earthmovers: The Power to Move Mountains
44 min
14
International Airports
44 min
15
Deep Sea Exploration: Challenging The Abyss
44 min
16
The Alaskan Oil Pipeline
44 min
17
American Steel: Built to Last.
44 min
18
Battlefield Engineering.
44 min
19
Statue of Liberty.
44 min
