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Season 4 – The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation

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Mo Rocca of "CBS News Sunday Morning" hosts this series that celebrates inventors, including historic pioneers and forward-looking visionaries of the present. Each week, the story behind a really great invention plays out, including the passion, price and perseverance behind the items. Featured segments include "What If It Never Happened," "The Innovation by Accident" and a focus on "junior geniuses," who are contributing to the ever-changing face of technology.
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Mo Rocca

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Episode 1 Aired Sep 30, 2017 Luxury Tree Houses A man makes mansions in trees; an innovator turns smartphones into underwater cameras; making Mexico's highways greener with vertical gardens; the railroad world's switch from steam to diesel. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 7, 2017 Inland Surf Park An innovative surf park in the North Wales countryside; stopping police chases with a tire lasso; a watch for the blind; the speed of flight. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 14, 2017 Globe Maker A London innovator creates artistic globes; a woman uses her grandmother's tea recipe to make food last longer; a drone finds and clears land mines from war-torn countries; the place where modern day technology began. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 21, 2017 Gloving The new art form of lighting your fingertips; inventing the alien rock grabber; earbuds that translate languages in real time; the history of roads. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 28, 2017 Fog Catchers A wireless phone-charging purse; enhancing food nutrition; Mr. Coffee; turning fog into water. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 4, 2017 Origami Kayak A folding kayak; a British inventor changing hair color with the wind; how Thomas Edison inadvertently invented the tattoo pen; the mesmerizing movements of the Strandbeest. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 11, 2017 Shoes That Grow The art of folding pop-up greeting cards; the inventor of shoes that grow along with the child's foot; tents take to the trees; how electricity first moved from the lab to the home. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 18, 2017 Floating Hammocks Floating hammocks; a fingerprint padlock; the female pioneers of the sky; an eyesight-saving smartphone app. Details Episode 9 Aired Jan 13, 2018 Peg Leg Crutch A hands-free crutch for leg injuries; the latest inventions for pregnancy and babies; how to smell the world with your phone; the reading book that taught our ancestors. Details Episode 10 Aired Jan 20, 2018 Tele-Health A cargo carrier that follows its owner; a device that allows doctors to examine people from the other side of the world; a new spin on the butter churner; the car industry's move to muscle cars. Details Episode 11 Aired Jan 27, 2018 Bat Hotel The Bat bed-and-breakfast keeps bugs at bay; a wristband that protects electrical workers from danger; a historic balloon reaches the stratosphere; a kinder, gentler horseshoe. Details Episode 12 Aired Feb 3, 2018 United Kingdom Innovations The latest innovations from the United Kingdom; an inland surfing park; hair coloring that changes with wind and temperature; earbuds that translate foreign languages in real time; Edison's delivery room for the technology boom. Details Episode 13 Aired Feb 10, 2018 3D Printing Innovator An underwater drone brings bait to fish; the inventor of 3D printing; updates on past innovators; how railroad signals changed train traffic. Details Episode 14 Aired Feb 17, 2018 Sound Tunnels Tunnels of sound with directional speakers; how silver thread has put an end to smelly clothes; the first modern copying machine; an innovative manual clothes washer. Details Episode 15 Aired Feb 24, 2018 Solar Grill A grill that cooks using heat from the sun; a sponge that can soak up ocean oil spills; a scuba diving tank that can be pumped by hand; a car innovator who failed but changed the industry. Details Episode 16 Aired Mar 3, 2018 Food Huggers A new way to keep food fresh; a self-cleaning gym bag; a new way to travel with wheels on your feet; a designer changes the world's taste. Details Episode 17 Aired Mar 10, 2018 Stress Wrist Bands Wrist bands that relieve stress; a chair that makes you sit up straight; a personal air monitor; the history of clocks. Details Episode 18 Aired Mar 31, 2018 Female Inventors A woman uses tea to keep food from spoiling; a social worker invents a phone-charging purse; a scientist takes a balloon into the stratosphere; a new take on the age-old butter churner. Details Episode 19 Aired Apr 7, 2018 Spray-On Touchscreen An underwater trash can cleans up harbors; a spray-on touchscreen; a concrete cloth that can build rock-hard homes; the history of roadside lodging. Details Episode 20 Aired Apr 14, 2018 Super Soaker Inventor The rocket scientist who invented the Super Soaker squirt gun; a delivery robot; a light that uses gravity as power; the historic race between Ford and Ferrari. Details Episode 21 Aired Apr 21, 2018 Magnetic Design The amazing designs of magnetic liquid; an app that detects head injuries; a drone that plants forests; the history of the lathe. Details Episode 22 Aired Apr 28, 2018 100th Episode The best of the first 100 shows; the wolves of Yellowstone; an app to help those being bullied in school; a man flies with wings on his back; the story of Rosa Parks. Details Episode 23 Aired May 5, 2018 Girls Who Code An organization that encourages young women to learn computer coding; a paper airplane drone; designers Charles and Ray Eames teach math through design; a glove helps the disabled. Details Episode 24 Aired May 12, 2018 Segway Inventor A cat backpack; the inventor of the Segway; the history of pressed glass. Details Episode 25 Aired May 19, 2018 Artificial Arm Inventor An inexpensive artificial arm invented by a teen; a mouthpiece that is an automatic toothbrush; a mechanical snake that seeks out water pollution; a machine based on early computer theories. Details Episode 26 Aired May 26, 2018 Strandbeest An innovation for floating down a river on a hammock; shoes that grow along with a child's foot; wind-driven sculptures called Strandbeests; how electricity moved from the lab to the home. Details

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Season Info

Network
CBS
Rating
TV-G
Genre
Kids & Family, Special Interest
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 30, 2017