Modern Marvels · SEASON 13
Tobacco
Episode 51 · 2006-11-08
- Documentary
Episode overview
Discovered around 18,000 years ago, tobacco was first cultivated in the Andes between 5000 and 3000 B.C. At a modern tobacco farm in North Carolina, a farmer will show how the crop is harvested and cured and visit the Fuente cigar plantation in the Dominican Republic. While tobacco has brought pleasure to countless smokers the world over--it has sent millions to an early grave. In an interview with the Surgeon General, explore this leading public health issue. The show will also look at smokeless methods of consumption as well as explore the use of nicotine replacement therapy.
44 minutes
Season 13 episodes
1. Containers2006-01-04
2. Fire2006-01-11
3. Cotton2006-01-18
4. Engineering Disasters 182006-02-08
5. Candy2006-02-14
6. Weird Weapons: The Axis2006-02-21
7. Nature Tech: Avalanches2006-02-24
8. Engineering Disasters: New Orleans2006-02-28
9. Leather2006-03-08
10. Engineering Disasters 192006-03-22
11. Insulation2006-04-26
12. Hi-Tech Hitler2006-05-02
13. Shovels2006-05-03
14. Drilling2006-05-10
15. 80s Tech2006-05-24
16. Ben Franklin Tech2006-05-25
17. Copper Kings2006-06-12
18. Heavy Metals2006-06-14
19. Money2006-06-19
20. BBQ Tech2006-06-28
21. American Eats Special2006-07-02
22. High Explosives2006-07-03
23. Pirate Tech2006-07-12
24. Boneyard: Where Machines End Their Lives2006-07-26
25. World's Biggest Machines 52006-07-26
26. Super Tools: Skyscraper2006-07-28
27. The AK-472006-07-28
28. Nuts2006-08-02
29. Classic Cars2006-08-03
30. Making Medieval Armor2006-08-03
31. Rube Goldberg2006-08-03
32. Batteries2006-08-03
33. Mummy Tech2006-08-23
34. Levees2006-08-30
35. Water2006-09-06
36. The Cola Wars2006-09-07
37. Copper2006-09-13
38. Shotguns2006-09-17
39. Building In The Name Of God2006-09-18
40. Horsepower2006-09-20
41. Renewable Energy2006-09-20
42. Freight Trains2006-09-20
43. Cities of the Underworld2006-09-21
44. Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway2006-09-26
45. Stealth & Beyond: Air Stealth2006-09-27
46. Stealth & Beyond: Sea Stealth2006-09-27
47. Ink2006-10-04
48. Distilleries 22006-10-11
49. World's Strongest2006-10-18
50. Tomcat Sunset2006-11-01
51. Tobacco2006-11-08
52. The Supermarket2006-11-15
53. Breakfast Tech2006-11-28
54. Wine2006-11-29
55. Harvesting 22006-11-29
56. Engineering Disasters 202006-12-06
57. Snow2006-12-10
58. Tea2006-12-13
59. Christmas Tech2006-12-20
60. Wind2006-12-28
