Modern Marvels Doomsday Tech (Season 10, Episode 59)
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TV Episode | 44 min | Documentary, History

Modern Marvels

Doomsday Tech (Season 10, Episode 59)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 44 min | Documentary, History

The first hour of a special two-hour Modern Marvels takes a close look at the technologies that could doom the human race... or save it. Threats include runaway global warming brought on by the burning of fossil fuels; global nuclear war ...See moreThe first hour of a special two-hour Modern Marvels takes a close look at the technologies that could doom the human race... or save it. Threats include runaway global warming brought on by the burning of fossil fuels; global nuclear war triggered by the deteriorating Russian nuclear command and control ; a global collapse caused by the abrupt end of the oil economy; and even nanotechnology gone awry. Technological solutions include renewable energy breakthroughs including the latest in wind and solar, and the high-tech world of dismantling and monitoring nuclear weapons. Written by Anonymous See less

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21 cast members

Name	Known for
Bruce G. Blair Self - Former Launch Officer, SAC (as Bruce G. Blair PhD) Self - Former Launch Officer, SAC (as Bruce G. Blair PhD) See fewer	Foreign Exchange with Fareed Zakaria (2005)
Lawrence H. Dubois Self - Physical Sciences Division, SRI International (as Lawrence H. Dubois PhD) Self - Physical Sciences Division, SRI International (as Lawrence H. Dubois PhD) See fewer	Modern Marvels (1993)
Bruce T. Goodman Self - Lawrence Livermore National Lab (as Bruce T. Goodman PhD) Self - Lawrence Livermore National Lab (as Bruce T. Goodman PhD) See fewer	Modern Marvels (1993)
David Hone Self - Climate Change Advisor, Shell Oil Self - Climate Change Advisor, Shell Oil See fewer	Carbon Nation (2010)
Mark Jacobson Self - Civil Engineering, Stanford University (as Professor Mark Z. Jacobson) Self - Civil Engineering, Stanford University (as Professor Mark Z. Jacobson) See fewer	The Choice Is Ours (2015)
Henry Ansgar Kelly Self - President, Federation of American Scientists (as Henry Kelly PhD) Self - President, Federation of American Scientists (as Henry Kelly PhD) See fewer	Ancient Aliens (2009)
Ted Kennedy Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Chicago Hope (1994)
Raymond Kurzweil Self - Author, Fantastic Voyage (as Ray Kurzweil) Self - Author, Fantastic Voyage (as Ray Kurzweil) See fewer	The Age of Intelligent Machines (1987)
Glen MacDonald Self - Geography & Ecology, UCLA (as Professor Glen MacDonald) Self - Geography & Ecology, UCLA (as Professor Glen MacDonald) See fewer	Murdoch Mysteries (2008)
Michael McKubre Self - Director Energy Research Center, SRI International (as Mike McKubre PhD) Self - Director Energy Research Center, SRI International (as Mike McKubre PhD) See fewer	Phenomenon: The Lost Archives (1998)
Eddie O'Connor Self - CEO, Airtricity Self - CEO, Airtricity See fewer	Modern Marvels (1993)
Ivan Oelrich Self - Federation of American Scientists (as Ivan Oelrich PhD) Self - Federation of American Scientists (as Ivan Oelrich PhD) See fewer	Countdown to Zero (2010)
Christine Peterson Self - Vice President, Foresight Institute Self - Vice President, Foresight Institute See fewer	Modern Marvels (1993)
Ronald Reagan Self - President of the United States (archive footage) Self - President of the United States (archive footage) See fewer	Kings Row (1942)
Martin Rees Self - Astrophysics, University of Cambridge (as Professor Martin Rees) Self - Astrophysics, University of Cambridge (as Professor Martin Rees) See fewer	Enthusiastic Corruption of the Republic: There Is a Madness (2017)
Jeremy Rifkin Self - Author, The Hydrogen Economy Self - Author, The Hydrogen Economy See fewer	Tomorrow (2015)
Peter Schwartz Self - Chairman, Global Business Network Self - Chairman, Global Business Network See fewer	Modern Marvels (1993)
Stephen Schwartz Self - Executive Director, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Self - Executive Director, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists See fewer	Phenomenon: The Lost Archives (1998)
Lloyd Sherr Self - Narrator (as Max Raphael) Self - Narrator (as Max Raphael) See fewer	Cars 2 (2011)
Arkady Yarovsky Self - Former Engineer, Russian Defense Industry Self - Former Engineer, Russian Defense Industry See fewer	Modern Marvels (1993)
Steven Zwolinski Self - President, General Electric Wind Self - President, General Electric Wind See fewer	Modern Marvels (1993)