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  • Modern Marvels Amazing Gadgets Countdown (Season 19, Episode 10)
  • TV-PG
    TV Episode | 41 min | Documentary, History

Modern Marvels

Amazing Gadgets Countdown (Season 19, Episode 10)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 41 min | Documentary, History

This countdown special goes gaga over gizmos--celebrating the most amazing gadgets Modern Marvels has ever featured. Our top ten contenders run the gamut from the indispensable to the insane...from golden oldies to newfangled novelties......See moreThis countdown special goes gaga over gizmos--celebrating the most amazing gadgets Modern Marvels has ever featured. Our top ten contenders run the gamut from the indispensable to the insane...from golden oldies to newfangled novelties...all of them showcasing the wonder of human ingenuity. We'll unveil the secrets inside one of the 1960s' most iconic thingamajigs, reveal why an electronic doodad from the '90s was once considered a threat to national security, and rediscover the forgotten marvel created by Benjamin Franklin. Our number 1 pick: a household gadget reinvented so many times that it's inspired more than 4,500 unique patents. See less
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Updated Jun 22, 2014

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Jun 22, 2014 (United States)
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21 cast members
Name Known for
Greg Booth
Self - CEO, Zippo Manufacturing Company Self - CEO, Zippo Manufacturing Company   See fewer
Marshall Brian
Self - Founder, How Stuff Works Self - Founder, How Stuff Works   See fewer
Christoph Brown
Self - The Etch A Sketch Man Self - The Etch A Sketch Man   See fewer
Philip Dray
Self - Author, Stealing God's Thunder Self - Author, Stealing God's Thunder   See fewer
Linda Drummond
Self - General Manager, Hammacher Schlemmer Self - General Manager, Hammacher Schlemmer   See fewer
George B. Duke
Self - Chairman, Zippo Manufacturing Company Self - Chairman, Zippo Manufacturing Company   See fewer
Brent Farley
Self - Gadget Inventor Self - Gadget Inventor   See fewer
Kevin Jones
Self - Costume Historian, Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandise Self - Costume Historian, Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandise   See fewer
Shawn Jordan
Self - Arizona State University (as Shawn Jordan PhD) Self - Arizona State University (as Shawn Jordan PhD)   See fewer
Rosita Kelley
Self - Zippo Manufacturing Company Self - Zippo Manufacturing Company   See fewer
Harry Knuppel
Self - Engineering Manager, Kness Manufacturing Self - Engineering Manager, Kness Manufacturing   See fewer
Bob Kwalwasser
Self - Mousetrap Collector Self - Mousetrap Collector   See fewer
Malian Lai
Self - GM, Ucan Zippers USA Self - GM, Ucan Zippers USA   See fewer
Karen MacNeil
Self - Chairman, Wine Studies, CIA Greystone Self - Chairman, Wine Studies, CIA Greystone   See fewer
Fred Mohamadi
Self - CEO, Tialinx, Inc (as Fred Mohamadi PhD) Self - CEO, Tialinx, Inc (as Fred Mohamadi PhD)   See fewer
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Themselves Themselves   See fewer
Lloyd Sherr
Narrator (voice) (as Max Raphael) Narrator (voice) (as Max Raphael)   See fewer
Paul Strauch
Self - Director, Emerging Technology Products (as Paul Strauch PhD) Self - Director, Emerging Technology Products (as Paul Strauch PhD)   See fewer
Christopher Sullivan
Self - Concierge, CIA Greystone Self - Concierge, CIA Greystone   See fewer
Zach Umperovitch
Self - PSPE Rube Goldberg Team President Self - PSPE Rube Goldberg Team President   See fewer
William Zeitler
Self - Glass Armonica Player Self - Glass Armonica Player   See fewer
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