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The DuPonts influence affairs of state from the time of Thomas Jefferson.

A wildcatter risked everything he had to drill for oil in Texas during the 20th century.

Thomas Edison and Henry Ford create side-by-side retreats in Fort Myers, Fla.

In the not-too-distant past, travel was a lifestyle enjoyed almost exclusively by the very rich.

Henry Flagler's hotel and mansion; tractor magnate's villa.

A look at eight of America's richest people, from John Jacob Astor to John Paul Getty to Warren Buffet.

This countdown embarks on an odyssey featuring the strongest of the strong; whether they lift, pull, hold or haul, every heavy-duty titan among the top ten choices has the muscle to reshape the world.

Testing the breaking points of vehicles and crash test dummies; firing rounds at bulletproof glass; breaching a safe; the breaking points of steel and concrete.

A countdown of the top gizmos and gadgets featured on "Modern Marvels," from golden oldies to newfangled thingamabobs, including an electronic doodad that was once considered a threat to national security.

A gooey slime that could be a terrorist's worst nightmare; an exacting art form requiring the help of millions of ravenous beetles; a devise so strange and destructive that its inventor allegedly destroyed it to avert a catastrophe.

The biggest machines and their smallest counterparts; Airbus A380 and microjet; Boss Hoss 425-horsepower bike and 18-inch tall pocket bike; world's smallest production car.

Some machines built for sheer spectacle.

Excavators; machines lug NASA rockets to the launch pad; cruise ship; machine to create a fusion reaction.

Episode takes the "best of" Modern Marvels and give the mega top 10 countdown; on this edition: speed; it's a pure adrenaline rush as it shows the fastest marvels featured down to the speediest of all.

This countdown embarks on an odyssey featuring the strongest of the strong; whether they lift, pull, hold or haul, every heavy-duty titan among the top ten choices has the muscle to reshape the world.

Testing the breaking points of vehicles and crash test dummies; firing rounds at bulletproof glass; breaching a safe; the breaking points of steel and concrete.

A countdown of the top gizmos and gadgets featured on "Modern Marvels," from golden oldies to newfangled thingamabobs, including an electronic doodad that was once considered a threat to national security.

A gooey slime that could be a terrorist's worst nightmare; an exacting art form requiring the help of millions of ravenous beetles; a devise so strange and destructive that its inventor allegedly destroyed it to avert a catastrophe.

The biggest machines and their smallest counterparts; Airbus A380 and microjet; Boss Hoss 425-horsepower bike and 18-inch tall pocket bike; world's smallest production car.

Some machines built for sheer spectacle.

Excavators; machines lug NASA rockets to the launch pad; cruise ship; machine to create a fusion reaction.

Episode takes the "best of" Modern Marvels and give the mega top 10 countdown; on this edition: speed; it's a pure adrenaline rush as it shows the fastest marvels featured down to the speediest of all.

This countdown embarks on an odyssey featuring the strongest of the strong; whether they lift, pull, hold or haul, every heavy-duty titan among the top ten choices has the muscle to reshape the world.