Modern Marvels (1993 – ...)

1993 • 23 seasons • Documentary • TV-PG

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Episode 5 — Oil

Name: Episode 5 — Oil
Released: 1995-10-16
Duration: 44 min

Season 3 • Modern Marvels

Released: 1995-10-16 • Documentary

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From the first well in Pennsylvania to the gushing Spindletop and modern supertankers, the story of oil is the story of civilization as we know it. We’ll take a look at the ingenious and outrageous men who risked everything for “black gold” and unimaginable wealth.

Episodes

Episode 1
Space Shuttle
1995-08-20

Episode 2
Brooklyn Bridge
1995-10-01

Episode 3
Tunnels
1995-10-08

Episode 4
Tennessee Valley Authority
1995-10-15

Episode 5
Oil
1995-10-16

Episode 6
Silver Mines
1995-10-01

Episode 7
The NYC Subway
1995-10-19

Episode 8
The Railroads That Tamed the West
1995-10-20

Episode 9
Paving America
1995-10-29

Episode 12
The Alaskan Oil Pipeline
1995-11-04

Information

Episode air date	16.10.1995
Episode runtime	44 min
Episode rating	0.00
Genres	Documentary
TMDB series rating	8.1
IMDb series rating	8.1
Series status	Returning series
Age rating	6+
Country	US

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