Modern Marvels · SEASON 7
Banks.
Episode 19 · 2000-07-27

- Documentary
Episode overview
Backbones of worldwide economics, for centuries banks enabled the creation of wealth, and industry leaders became icons. But modern technology revolutionized the way banks do business, and the Internet insures they must adapt or disappear. From banking's early European origins to "e-banking", this is an hour you can't afford to miss!
44 minutes
Season 7 episodes
1. The City Beneath Our Feet2000-01-03
2. Tower Bridge2000-01-10
3. The Chunnel2000-01-11
4. Space Stations.2000-02-03
5. The Pentagon2001-03-27
6. Bridges.2000-02-29
7. Prisons2000-03-06
8. Great Inventions2000-03-16
9. Office Wonders2000-03-14
10. Police Technology2000-03-15
11. Disaster Technology2000-04-17
12. Concrete2000-05-08
13. Camping Technology2000-05-25
14. Private Planes2000-05-31
15. Race Cars2000-06-06
16. Traffic2000-06-12
17. Buses2000-06-19
18. Gold Mines.2000-06-22
19. Banks.2000-07-27
20. The Erie Canal2000-07-31
21. Trucks2000-08-03
22. Aswan Dam2000-08-14
23. China's Great Dam2000-08-22
24. The Maginot Line2000-09-10
25. Video Games: Behind The Fun2000-09-12
26. The Body Shop2000-09-17
27. Machine Tools2000-10-09
28. Farming Technology2000-10-15
29. Assembly Lines2000-10-16
30. Suez Canal2000-10-17
31. London Underground2000-10-18
32. Combat Training.2000-10-19
33. Remote Operated Vehicles2000-10-25
34. Death Devices2000-11-02
35. Power Plants.2000-11-06
36. Inventions of War.2000-11-08
37. Plumbing: The Arteries Of Civilzation2000-11-14
38. Line of Defense2000-12-05
39. Gadgets2000-03-13