Orville and Wilbur Wright and Glen Curtiss face off in a rivalry that puts lives at risk.
Two brilliant minds, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, do battle and, in the process, revolutionize lives.
2015 • Technology
Orville and Wilbur Wright and Glen Curtiss face off in a rivalry that puts lives at risk.
2015 • Technology
The invention of TV is born out of a David vs. Goliath competition between Sarnoff and Farnsworth.
2015 • Technology
William Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer push the limits of journalism, changing the media landscape.
2015 • Technology
The invention of the perfect revolver pits Samuel Colt and Daniel Wesson.
2015 • Technology
America and the Soviet Union set out to conquer the moon, but much more was at stake.
2015 • Technology
Eccentric genius Nikola Tesla enters a rivalry with Thomas Edison that will forever change the world.
2015 • Technology
The heated contest between Heisenberg and Oppenheimer had dramatic impact on the end of WWII.
2015 • Technology
Science fiction has long anticipated the rise of machine intelligence. Today, a new generation of self-learning computers is reshaping every aspect of our lives. Incomprehensible amounts of data are being collected, interpreted, and fed back to us in a tsunami of apps, smart devices, and targeted advertisements. Virtually every industry on earth is feeling this transformation, from job automation to medical diagnostics, from elections to battlefield weapons. Do You Trust This Computer? explores the promises and perils of this developing era. Will A.I. usher in an age of unprecedented potential, or prove to be our final invention?
2018 • Technology
New York City has some of the most iconic bridges in the world like the Brooklyn Bridge and the George Washington Bridge. These engineering marvels have helped set the tone for how bridges around the world are designed. Here is how New York builds and maintains its aging bridges.
S1E6 • NYC Revealed • 2021 • Technology
Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing our lives. It touches on all aspects of society - private life, business, security -- including in the spread of fake news and the challenges posed by the advent of autonomous weapons.
2020 • Technology
Special access to Tesla's record-breaking Gigafactory reveals its bold ambition to build one of the most advanced cars in the world; this cutting-edge facility is one of the world's largest, representing the frontier of engineering innovation.
S1E1 • Super Factories • 2020 • Technology
America and the Soviet Union set out to conquer the moon, but much more was at stake.
S1E6 • American Genius • 2015 • Technology
We explore the hidden history and super science of the nylon stocking, the LED and the toaster.
3/10 • Incredible Inventions • 2017 • Technology