Modern marvels. Thinking machines : the creation of the computer / executive producer, Bob Jaffe ; written and produced by Donald Sellers ; created by Bruce Nash ; History channel executive producers, Charlie Maday, Gerald W. Abrams ; Jaffe Productions ; Hearst Entertainment Television in association with the History Channel.

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Traces the history of the computer from Charles Babbage's Victorian counting machine to the desktop models of the 1990s.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Modern marvels (Television program)
Main Author:	Nash, Bruce M. (Creator)
Corporate Authors:	Jaffe Productions Hearst Entertainment (Firm) History Channel (Television network) A & E Home Video (Firm) New Video Group
Other Authors:	Jaffe, Bob (Producer) Sellers, Don (Screenwriter, Producer) Maday, Charlie (Producer) Abrams, Gerald W. (Producer) Boen, Earl (Narrator)
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Soundtrack in English.
Published:	New York : A & E Home Video : Distributed by New Video Group, [2005], ©2005.
Edition:	Standard format.
Series:	Modern marvels. Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:	Computers > History. Documentary television programs. History. Computers. DVD-Video discs.
Genre:	Documentary television programs. History.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 50 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:	Thinking machines, the creation of the computer. Creation of the computer.
Format:	Video DVD

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Physical Description: 6 videodiscs (approximately 653 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

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Modern Marvels : Axes, Swords, and Knives

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Modern Marvels : Gasoline

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Modern Marvels : Hunting Gear

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Modern Marvels : Jet Engines

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Modern Marvels : Million Dollar Tech

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Modern Marvels : The Junkyard

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Modern Marvels. Army Corps of Engineers

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Modern Marvels. Athens' Subway

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Modern Marvels. Dangerous Roads

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Modern Marvels. Gothic Cathedrals

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Modern Marvels. Great Towers in the Sky

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Modern Marvels. Harvesting. 1

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Modern Marvels. Household Wonders

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Modern Marvels. Inventions of War

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Modern Marvels. James Bond Gadgets

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Modern Marvels. Las Vegas

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Modern Marvels. Lighthouses

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Modern Marvels : Limos

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Modern Marvels. Loading Docks

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