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American Genius

20151 Season45m episodes6.4

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Runtime: 45m episodes
Genre: Documentary
Certificate: NR
Origin: US

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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.

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Status: Ended
First aired: Jun 1, 2015
Network: National Geographic
Studio: Stephen David Entertainment

Time to finish

6 hrs

8 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.

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Cast

Jeff Wilburn

Self - Narrator (voice)

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American Genius

20151 Season45m episodes6.4

Documentary

TMDB6.4

Votes14

Your rating

Runtime: 45m episodes
Genre: Documentary
Certificate: NR
Origin: US

About

Where to watch

Region

Stream

Wonder Project Amazon Channel

With ads

Buy

Availability from JustWatch via TMDB.

Episodes

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E1 · Airs Jun 1, 2015 · 45m · ★ 10.0
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.
E2 · Airs Jun 1, 2015 · 45m · ★ 8.0
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.
E3 · Airs Jun 8, 2015 · 45m
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.
E4 · Airs Jun 8, 2015 · 45m
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.
E5 · Airs Jun 15, 2015 · 45m
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.
E6 · Airs Jun 15, 2015 · 45m
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.
E7 · Airs Jun 22, 2015 · 45m
Oppenheimer vs. Heisenberg
J. Robert Oppenheimer and Werner Heisenberg are in the world's largest arms race to build the first atomic bomb.
E8 · Airs Jun 22, 2015 · 45m
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.

Details

Status: Ended
First aired: Jun 1, 2015
Network: National Geographic
Studio: Stephen David Entertainment

Time to finish

6 hrs

8 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.

View on IMDb ↗

Cast

Jeff Wilburn

Self - Narrator (voice)

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