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Season 1 – American Genius

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From the producers of the multiple-award-winning miniseries "The Men Who Built America," National Geographic Channel chronicles competitions in innovation that pit history's brightest minds in the race to lay claim to the future. For them, the greatest challenge wasn't beating the odds -- it was beating their adversaries. From Steve Jobs vs. Bill Gates to William Hurst vs. Joseph Pulitzer, each hourlong episode focuses on a specific rivalry, delving into fierce power struggles, deceit, fluke timing and raw ambition out of which great ideas turned into reality. The conflicts play out through re-enactments that feature interviews with modern-day visionaries like Bill Nye, Steve Wozniak, Jack Welch, Steve Wynn and Michio Kaku.

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Jack Welch

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Bill Nye

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will.i.am

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Steve Wozniak

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Michio Kaku

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Biz Stone

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jun 1, 2015 Jobs vs. Gates A look at the battle between inventors Bill Gates and Steve Jobs to dominate a new age and bring the personal computer to all. Details Episode 2 Aired Jun 1, 2015 Wright Brothers vs. Curtiss Insight into the heated rivalry between the Wright brothers and Glenn Curtiss in the race for flight that laid the groundwork for modern aviation. Details Episode 3 Aired Jun 8, 2015 Farnsworth vs. Sarnoff The gritty competition between American inventors David Sarnoff and Philo Farnsworth, the results of which forever changed the world of media. Details Episode 4 Aired Jun 8, 2015 Hearst vs. Pulitzer 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. Details Episode 5 Aired Jun 15, 2015 Space Race 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. Details Episode 6 Aired Jun 15, 2015 Colt vs. Wesson 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. Details Episode 7 Aired Jun 22, 2015 Oppenheimer vs. Heisenberg 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. Details Episode 8 Aired Jun 22, 2015 Edison vs. Tesla 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. Details
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Season Info

Network
National Geographic
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Documentary, History
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jun 1, 2015