Modern Marvels · SEASON 4
Roller Coasters
Episode 9 · 1997-04-13

- Documentary
Episode overview
Since the turn of the 20th century, designers have competed to build them faster, taller, and steeper. But as technology pushes the envelope with flips, weightlessness, and more g-force than a jet, how many thrills can the human body take?
44 minutes
Season 4 episodes
1. America's Highways1996-09-02
2. The Telephone1996-09-15
3. Aqueducts1996-10-06
4. Television1996-10-20
5. The Computer1996-11-24
6. Captured Light1996-12-15
7. Stealth Technology1997-02-16
8. Pyramids: Majesty And Mystery1997-03-23
9. Roller Coasters1997-04-13
10. Observatories: Stonehenge to Space Telescopes1997-06-08
11. The Great Wall of China.1997-06-22
12. Air Force One: A History1997-01-01