American Genius • 2015 • 8 episodes • 4h:50m
American Genius reveals the competitive forces behind history's most remarkable races for innovation.
Two brilliant minds, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, do battle and, in the process, revolutionize lives.
S1E1 • 2015 • Technology
Orville and Wilbur Wright and Glen Curtiss face off in a rivalry that puts lives at risk.
S1E2 • 2015 • Technology
The invention of TV is born out of a David vs. Goliath competition between Sarnoff and Farnsworth.
S1E3 • 2015 • Technology
William Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer push the limits of journalism, changing the media landscape.
S1E4 • 2015 • Technology
The invention of the perfect revolver pits Samuel Colt and Daniel Wesson.
S1E5 • 2015 • Technology
America and the Soviet Union set out to conquer the moon, but much more was at stake.
S1E6 • 2015 • Technology
Eccentric genius Nikola Tesla enters a rivalry with Thomas Edison that will forever change the world.
S1E7 • 2015 • Technology
The heated contest between Heisenberg and Oppenheimer had dramatic impact on the end of WWII.
S1E8 • 2015 • Technology