Modern Marvels · SEASON 5
Deep Sea Exploration: Challenging The Abyss
Episode 15 · 1997-11-04

- Documentary
Episode overview
From hollow-reed snorkels to mini-submarines equipped with video cameras, curiosity compelled inventors to conceive of innovative devices to dive ever deeper into earth’s last frontier. Explore the ocean floor using the latest in technology, and examine biological and geological discoveries culled from the sea’s depths.
44 minutes
Season 5 episodes
1. Polio Vaccine1997-08-17
2. The Motion Picture1997-08-24
3. Satellites.1997-09-01
4. Radio: Out Of Thin Air1997-09-07
5. The Electric Light1997-09-21
6. The Phonograph1997-09-22
7. Great Towers in the Sky1997-09-28
8. Household Wonders.1997-10-05
9. Radar1997-10-12
10. Forensic Science: The Crime Fighter's Weapon.1997-10-19
11. The Stock Exchange1997-10-26
12. NORAD: The War Game Fortress1997-10-27
13. Earthmovers: The Power to Move Mountains1997-10-28
14. International Airports1997-11-03
15. Deep Sea Exploration: Challenging The Abyss1997-11-04
16. The Alaskan Oil Pipeline1998-01-01
17. American Steel: Built to Last.1998-01-18
18. Battlefield Engineering.1998-02-08
19. Statue of Liberty.1998-02-15