Modern Marvels

HISTORY’s longest-running series shifts to H2. Modern Marvels celebrates the ingenuity, invention, and imagination permeating the world around us. From everyday items such as ink and coffee to architectural masterpieces and engineering disasters, the series delves beyond surface details to offer insight and history into the things we wonder about and the ways they shape our lives. It recounts the stories of the doers, the dreamers, and the occasionally scheming minds behind everyday objects, technological breakthroughs, and manmade wonders. The program dives deep to illuminate the cutting edge of human inspiration and ambition.