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American Genius

American Genius

★ 6.4/10•2015•45m•NR•Documentary
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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.

StatusEnded
Runtime45m
LanguageEN
First Air DateJun 1, 2015

Episodes

Episode 1 - Jobs vs. GatesE145m

Jobs vs. Gates

In the 1980s, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs break out in a heated battle to bring the personal computer to the masses.

Jun 1, 2015

Episode 2 - Wright Brothers vs. CurtissE245m

Wright Brothers vs. Curtiss

The 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 first to fly in public.

Jun 1, 2015

Episode 3 - Farnsworth vs. SarnoffE345m

Farnsworth vs. Sarnoff

A 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.

Jun 8, 2015

Episode 4 - Hearst vs. PulitzerE445m

Hearst vs. Pulitzer

The 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 wealthy son of a business tycoon. Follow William Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer as they push the limits of journalism in unthinkable ways, forever changing the media landscape.

Jun 8, 2015

Episode 5 - Space RaceE545m

Space Race

America 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 they both set out to conquer the moon. German scientist Werner Von Braun leads the charge for the U.S. and Sergei Korolev for the Soviets, but in the race to space, only one side can get there first.

Jun 15, 2015

Episode 6 - Colt vs. WessonE645m

Colt vs. Wesson

Samuel 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.

Jun 15, 2015

Episode 7 - Oppenheimer vs. HeisenbergE745m

Oppenheimer vs. Heisenberg

J. Robert Oppenheimer and Werner Heisenberg are in the world's largest arms race to build the first atomic bomb.

Jun 22, 2015

Episode 8 - Edison vs. TeslaE845m

Edison vs. Tesla

Celebrated inventor Thomas Edison goes to war with his former assistant, Nikola Tesla, to determine who will power the world with electric light.

Jun 22, 2015

Actors

Jeff Wilburn

Jeff Wilburn

Self - Narrator (voice)

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