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American Genius

2015 1 season 8 eps NR

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Season 1

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60 min

S1 · E1 · Jun 1, 2015

Jobs vs. Gates Episode 1

In the 1980s, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs break out in a heated battle to bring the personal computer to the masses.

7.6 · You

60 min

S1 · E2 · Jun 1, 2015

Wright Brothers vs. Curtiss Episode 2

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.

7.9 · You

60 min

S1 · E3 · Jun 8, 2015

Farnsworth vs. Sarnoff Episode 3

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.

7.6 · You

60 min

S1 · E4 · Jun 8, 2015

Hearst vs. Pulitzer Episode 4

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.

7.7 · You

60 min

S1 · E5 · Jun 15, 2015

Space Race Episode 5

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.

7.9 · You

60 min

S1 · E6 · Jun 15, 2015

Colt vs. Wesson Episode 6

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.

7.4 · You

60 min

S1 · E7 · Jun 22, 2015

Oppenheimer vs. Heisenberg Episode 7

J. Robert Oppenheimer and Werner Heisenberg are in the world's largest arms race to build the first atomic bomb.

8.0 · You

60 min

S1 · E8 · Jun 22, 2015

Edison vs. Tesla Episode 8

Celebrated inventor Thomas Edison goes to war with his former assistant, Nikola Tesla, to determine who will power the world with electric light.

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American Genius