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The rivalry between William Clark, a banker who preyed on the misfortune of miners, and Marcus Daly, a self-made man who knew where to dig.

Two men who dominated the rise of international air travel, Juan Trippe of Pan American World Airways and Howard Hughes, who built TWA.

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.