American Genius (2015)
Behind every great genius was a great rival - an unstoppable adversary whose incredible vision, determination, and ambition is their match. Out of their struggles came the world's most brilliant inventions, the spoils of the heated battle between competitors.
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Episodes
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1. Jobs vs. Gates2015-06-01 · 45mIn the 1980s, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs break out in a heated battle to bring the personal computer to the masses.
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2. Wright Brothers vs. Curtiss2015-06-01 · 45mThe Wright Brothers build and fly the world’s first airplane, but they keep it a secret, leaving an opening for motor designer, Glenn Curtiss, to swoop in and compete to be the fir
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3. Farnsworth vs. Sarnoff2015-06-08 · 45mA young Midwestern farm boy creates an innovation that forever changes the future of communication, only to have it stolen away by one of America's greatest media moguls.
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4. Hearst vs. Pulitzer2015-06-08 · 45mThe newspaper redefined the way America tells its stories, but its rise to prominence was born out of a bitter rivalry between a man who built himself up from nothing and the wealt
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5. Space Race2015-06-15 · 45mAmerica and the Soviet Union, deadlocked in the Cold War, set their sights on the final frontier — space. Go inside the more than decadelong struggle between the two superpowers as
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6. Colt vs. Wesson2015-06-15 · 45mSamuel Colt and partners Edwin Smith & Daniel Wesson become locked in the first true “arms” race, as they compete to perfect the world’s first revolver.
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7. Oppenheimer vs. Heisenberg2015-06-22 · 45mJ. Robert Oppenheimer and Werner Heisenberg are in the world's largest arms race to build the first atomic bomb.
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8. Edison vs. Tesla2015-06-22 · 45mCelebrated inventor Thomas Edison goes to war with his former assistant, Nikola Tesla, to determine who will power the world with electric light.
Cast
Jeff WilburnSelf - Narrator (voice)Images
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