Modern Marvels - Season 3 (1996)

From Houston's Astrodome to Toronto's stunning Skydome, follow the history of the revolutionary structures that have transformed sports in America.

Made of stone and glass, persistence and prayer, the Gothic Cathedral is an epiphany of imagination and an articulation of joy. Through its imposing form we see the evolution of Man's reverence reflected in dynamic design and innovation devoted to the celebration of the sanctity within us all. From Notre Dame and Chartres Cathedral in France...to the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., where traditional building techniques and aesthetics are preserved...here is the story of how some Modern Marvels are Man's gift to acknowledge something greater than himself.

More than 50 years after its construction, the Golden Gate is still regarded as one of the world's great engineering marvels. It took 25 million man-hours and 80,000 miles of cable to complete. But the cost in human life was even greater.

The story of how Thomas Edison and his team created the phonograph, the first audio recorder and playback machine.