American Genius

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.

Documentary

American Genius

Documentary

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First Aired on: Jun 01, 2015
Popularity: 1.5813: 12 votes
Networks: (US)
Production: Stephen David Entertainment (US)
Status: Ended: Show Ended

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 8 episodes

Season 1

Aired 10 years ago

8 Episodes

Episode 1Jobs vs. Gates45 min
In the 1980s, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs break out in a heated battle to bring the personal computer to the masses.
Episode 2Wright Brothers vs. Curtiss45 min
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.
Episode 3Farnsworth vs. Sarnoff45 min
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.
Episode 4Hearst vs. Pulitzer45 min
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.
Episode 5Space Race45 min
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.