American Genius

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Stories of America's boldest and most daring inventors and how they beat the competition to success.
Jobs vs. Gates
S1 E1

A look at the battle between inventors Bill Gates and Steve Jobs to dominate a new age and bring the personal computer to all.

Wright Brothers vs. Curtiss
S1 E2

Insight into the heated rivalry between the Wright brothers and Glenn Curtiss in the race for flight that laid the groundwork for modern aviation.

Farnsworth vs. Sarnoff
S1 E3

The gritty competition between American inventors David Sarnoff and Philo Farnsworth, the results of which forever changed the world of media.

Hearst vs. Pulitzer
S1 E4

The newspaper's rise to prominence was born out of a bitter rivalry between publishers William Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer, who changed the media world by pushing journalism to the limits, compromising in order to keep their empires afloat.

Space Race
S1 E5

The struggle between America and the Soviet Union in a race to conquer the moon; a competition that resulted in brilliant feats of engineering and unparalleled technological advancements.

Colt vs. Wesson
S1 E6

American inventors Samuel Colt and Daniel Wesson race to create the perfect revolver, resulting in patents that would revolutionize the firearm industry and change how wars are fought.

Oppenheimer vs. Heisenberg
S1 E7

Physicists Werner Heisenberg and Robert Oppenheimer strive to harness the laws of physics in order to create the most powerful weapon the world has ever seen, the atomic bomb.

Edison vs. Tesla
S1 E8

Inventors Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison compete to harness the power of electric current in a war that would determine who would power the world's future.