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How iron mined in Minnesota is made into steel; iron weapons revolutionize warfare; military metallurgists customize weapons and demonstrate their firepower; iron magnets.

Glass serves as one of the most versatile materials, sheathing skyscrapers, containing liquids, aiding vision, enabling high-speed communication, and providing artistic expression; heating certain rocks and minerals creates this transparent material.

Plastics are everywhere: the home, the workplace, the car, the human body, outer space, and most conspicuously, the garbage heap and landfill; join us as we review this protean substance's past and future.

Glue appears in everything from carpet to Space Shuttles and surgery; explore its trajectory from Neolithic cave dwellers using animal glue on ceremonial skulls to modern Elmer's, 3M tapes, and super glues that can lift 6,000-pound trucks.

The hidden uses of grease inside giant machines; how grease is made in a New York factory; new advances are working towards for grease.

Water exists in three forms at same temperature as nature's powerful landscape carver and life supporter; explore its multidimensional character from bottled water industry to nuclear reactors, irrigation systems, and artistic fountain displays.

Host Josh Bernstein travels to the Near East in search of the remains of Sodom and Gomorrah.

Host Josh Bernstein investigates the mystery and legacy of the Queen of Sheba.

Host Josh Bernstein examines an ancient basalt slab inscribed with David's name, recreates his famous fight with Goliath and descends through a waterway into Jerusalem.

Explorers search for the gold mines of biblical King Solomon.

When Romans looted Jerusalem's Temple nearly 2,000 years ago, priceless golden artifacts became lost.

The search for golden artifacts that Romans looted from Jerusalem's Temple ranges from Israel to Italy, North Africa and Turkey.

Adventurers and archaeologists search for the Ark of the Covenant for centuries.

Josh Bernstein searches for evidence behind the controversial theory laid out in Dan Brown's book "The Da Vinci Code.".

Host Josh Bernstein travels to the Near East in search of the remains of Sodom and Gomorrah.

Host Josh Bernstein investigates the mystery and legacy of the Queen of Sheba.

Host Josh Bernstein examines an ancient basalt slab inscribed with David's name, recreates his famous fight with Goliath and descends through a waterway into Jerusalem.

Explorers search for the gold mines of biblical King Solomon.

When Romans looted Jerusalem's Temple nearly 2,000 years ago, priceless golden artifacts became lost.

The search for golden artifacts that Romans looted from Jerusalem's Temple ranges from Israel to Italy, North Africa and Turkey.

Adventurers and archaeologists search for the Ark of the Covenant for centuries.

Josh Bernstein searches for evidence behind the controversial theory laid out in Dan Brown's book "The Da Vinci Code.".

Host Josh Bernstein travels to the Near East in search of the remains of Sodom and Gomorrah.

Host Josh Bernstein investigates the mystery and legacy of the Queen of Sheba.

Host Josh Bernstein examines an ancient basalt slab inscribed with David's name, recreates his famous fight with Goliath and descends through a waterway into Jerusalem.

Explorers search for the gold mines of biblical King Solomon.

When Romans looted Jerusalem's Temple nearly 2,000 years ago, priceless golden artifacts became lost.

The search for golden artifacts that Romans looted from Jerusalem's Temple ranges from Israel to Italy, North Africa and Turkey.

Michelangelo is one of the most famous artists in history, and managed to paint a bunch of naked dudes 60 feet in the air on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel; Nate takes a look at the science behind fresco painting.

In terms of the Universe, we know we don't know much, especially when it comes to dark matter and dark energy; scientists are devoting so much of their time to discovering as much as they possibly can about this mysterious matter.

Eco-friendly cars; solar demonstration school; recycling tires.

The hosts test the patented designs of history's lost inventions.

Farrah Fawcett's life and career, from her starring role on the TV series, "Charlie's Angels," to her public battle with cancer; includes interviews with Jaclyn Smith, Suzanne de Passe, Robert Duvall, Sherry Lansing, and Cicely Tyson.

A look at the career of the privileged daughter of a surgeon and a nurse/college professor who started out in local commercials in Nashville but quickly graduated to Hollywood.

Meredith Vieira has been in the spotlight for more than thirty years; along with the highs of her career, Meredith has also been in the center of controversy; through it all, Vieira's personal life has been top priority.

Best-selling author Anne Rice writes of vampires.

Mary Kay Ash achieves success in the world of cosmetics.

Hollywood gossip columnist Hedda Hopper uses her column to blacklist enemies.

Gloria Vanderbilt establishes a fashion empire.

Farrah Fawcett's life and career, from her starring role on the TV series, "Charlie's Angels," to her public battle with cancer; includes interviews with Jaclyn Smith, Suzanne de Passe, Robert Duvall, Sherry Lansing, and Cicely Tyson.

A look at the career of the privileged daughter of a surgeon and a nurse/college professor who started out in local commercials in Nashville but quickly graduated to Hollywood.

Meredith Vieira has been in the spotlight for more than thirty years; along with the highs of her career, Meredith has also been in the center of controversy; through it all, Vieira's personal life has been top priority.

Best-selling author Anne Rice writes of vampires.

Mary Kay Ash achieves success in the world of cosmetics.

Hollywood gossip columnist Hedda Hopper uses her column to blacklist enemies.

Gloria Vanderbilt establishes a fashion empire.

Farrah Fawcett's life and career, from her starring role on the TV series, "Charlie's Angels," to her public battle with cancer; includes interviews with Jaclyn Smith, Suzanne de Passe, Robert Duvall, Sherry Lansing, and Cicely Tyson.

A look at the career of the privileged daughter of a surgeon and a nurse/college professor who started out in local commercials in Nashville but quickly graduated to Hollywood.

Meredith Vieira has been in the spotlight for more than thirty years; along with the highs of her career, Meredith has also been in the center of controversy; through it all, Vieira's personal life has been top priority.

Best-selling author Anne Rice writes of vampires.

How German intelligence spread across the globe, throughout occupied and neutral Europe and in the United States.

The Japanese intelligence network, from the build-up to Pearl Harbor and beyond.

British secret agents fight the Nazis behind the lines.

Britain's counter-espionage service proves highly effective in both World Wars.

Britain's Secret Intelligence Service breaks the Enigma code.

Naval intelligence plays an active role during the Cold War.

The Intelligence service traces its roots to Revolutionary War hero Nathan Hale.

Biplanes and spy satellites are among the aerial methods of gathering secret information.

How German intelligence spread across the globe, throughout occupied and neutral Europe and in the United States.

The Japanese intelligence network, from the build-up to Pearl Harbor and beyond.

British secret agents fight the Nazis behind the lines.

Britain's counter-espionage service proves highly effective in both World Wars.

Britain's Secret Intelligence Service breaks the Enigma code.

Naval intelligence plays an active role during the Cold War.

The Intelligence service traces its roots to Revolutionary War hero Nathan Hale.

Biplanes and spy satellites are among the aerial methods of gathering secret information.

How German intelligence spread across the globe, throughout occupied and neutral Europe and in the United States.

The Japanese intelligence network, from the build-up to Pearl Harbor and beyond.

British secret agents fight the Nazis behind the lines.

Britain's counter-espionage service proves highly effective in both World Wars.

Britain's Secret Intelligence Service breaks the Enigma code.

Naval intelligence plays an active role during the Cold War.

The Intelligence service traces its roots to Revolutionary War hero Nathan Hale.

Biplanes and spy satellites are among the aerial methods of gathering secret information.

Facial recognition; vehicle detects nuclear, biological and chemical threats; bomb squad's robot. Host: Tim Beggy.

MH-60 Jayhawk Marine Rescue Helicopter; Rescue Motor Lifeboat; Stingray helicopter.

Helium-filled public-relations airship becomes an American icon; sound used as a weapon.

Breathalyzer test; driving safety expert; car crusher. Host: Tim Beggy.

Being set on fire by a movie special-effects team; using a personal submarine to explore a shipwreck; digging a tunnel under Chicago.

Tasers; New York's red light camera system; Airport Rescue Firefighting Vehicle.

The sport of trials motorcycle; how car washes work; the inventor of the time-track camera.

The demolition of Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium; new techniques in stadium construction. Host: Tim Beggy.

The locks, harbor tugs and locomotives used at the Panama Canal.

Bob makes an invention that helps a waiter deal with a crumby situation; Bob builds a one of a kind doorbell for a new music shop.

Bob uses a telegraph key to deliver beer; Bob uses a phonograph and tape to help out a local tee-shirt shop.

Bob attempts to build something really cool for a local Brooklyn business; a pair of suspenders are used to charge an everyday item; Bob uses a boat helm to slice pizzas at one of the most famous pizzerias in New York.

Bob makes an invention for a Coney Island deli; Bob builds something to launch the first plane in 40 years off of the USS Intrepid.

Bob takes a sousaphone to a Bavarian Beer Hall; Bob doubles efficiency at a gelato shop; Bob devises a machine to keep order in his shop in a very unconventional way.

A hot dog roller machine reminds Bob of one of his favorite childhood past times; Bob uses a pair of Levi's to help a tired concession stand worker; Bob creates something for himself that will keep him inspired for his next great invention.

Bob builds a machine to help first-time cigar smokers light their stogies like a pro; Bob uses BBQ sauce in a machine for a new restaurant; the team uses a block and tackle to free up some space in Bob's cramped shop.

Facial recognition; vehicle detects nuclear, biological and chemical threats; bomb squad's robot. Host: Tim Beggy.

MH-60 Jayhawk Marine Rescue Helicopter; Rescue Motor Lifeboat; Stingray helicopter.

Helium-filled public-relations airship becomes an American icon; sound used as a weapon.

Breathalyzer test; driving safety expert; car crusher. Host: Tim Beggy.

Being set on fire by a movie special-effects team; using a personal submarine to explore a shipwreck; digging a tunnel under Chicago.

Tasers; New York's red light camera system; Airport Rescue Firefighting Vehicle.

The sport of trials motorcycle; how car washes work; the inventor of the time-track camera.

The demolition of Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium; new techniques in stadium construction. Host: Tim Beggy.

The locks, harbor tugs and locomotives used at the Panama Canal.

Bob makes an invention that helps a waiter deal with a crumby situation; Bob builds a one of a kind doorbell for a new music shop.

Bob uses a telegraph key to deliver beer; Bob uses a phonograph and tape to help out a local tee-shirt shop.

Bob attempts to build something really cool for a local Brooklyn business; a pair of suspenders are used to charge an everyday item; Bob uses a boat helm to slice pizzas at one of the most famous pizzerias in New York.

Bob makes an invention for a Coney Island deli; Bob builds something to launch the first plane in 40 years off of the USS Intrepid.

Bob takes a sousaphone to a Bavarian Beer Hall; Bob doubles efficiency at a gelato shop; Bob devises a machine to keep order in his shop in a very unconventional way.

A hot dog roller machine reminds Bob of one of his favorite childhood past times; Bob uses a pair of Levi's to help a tired concession stand worker; Bob creates something for himself that will keep him inspired for his next great invention.

Bob builds a machine to help first-time cigar smokers light their stogies like a pro; Bob uses BBQ sauce in a machine for a new restaurant; the team uses a block and tackle to free up some space in Bob's cramped shop.

Facial recognition; vehicle detects nuclear, biological and chemical threats; bomb squad's robot. Host: Tim Beggy.

MH-60 Jayhawk Marine Rescue Helicopter; Rescue Motor Lifeboat; Stingray helicopter.