American Entrepreneurial Genius
American Entrepreneurial Genius is a remarkable 14 program series that explores the 400-year-old history of America's incomparable entrepreneurial spirit that shaped and advanced the country from the first settlement in Jamestown, to the globally dominant tech industry of the 21st century.
- 2016-2016
- 1 season
- Ambrose Video Publishing
- Documentary
American Entrepreneurial Genius is a remarkable 14 program series that explores the 400-year-old history of America's incomparable entrepreneurial spirit that shaped and advanced the country from the first settlement in Jamestown, to the globally dominant tech industry of the 21st century.
Season 1 Episode Guide
14 Episodes 2016
Episode 1
1607-1789
Thu, Aug 20, 2026
1607 - Jamestown, England's First Successful American Colony 1713 - Captain Andrew Robinson Designs and Constructs a Schooner 1732 - America Initiates Road Infrastructure 1750 - German Entrepreneurs Invent the Conestoga Wagon and Flatboat 1750 - America Establishes Industrial Base, Paving the Way to Independence 1777 - Mary Katherine Goddard Publishes the Declaration of Independence 1789 - Alexander Hamilton Shapes America's Modern Industrial Economy.
Episode 2
1790 - 1825
Thu, Aug 20, 2026
1790 - Samuel Slater, Father of the American Industrial Revolution 1794 - Eli Whitney Patents the Cotton Gin 1807 - Robert Fulton Awakens the World to the Steamboat 1808 - John Jacob Astor Founds the American Fur Company 1823 - Chinese Entrepreneur Hung Tai Introduces Sugar Mills to Hawaii 1825 - Erie Canal is Completed.
Episode 3
1826 - 1850
Thu, Aug 20, 2026
1831 - Cyrus McCormick Operates His Mechanical Reaper 1834 - The Refrigerator: An American Entrepreneurial Story 1836 - Samuel Colt Patents Five Shot Revolver 1837 - John Deere Invents the First Self-scouring Steel Plow 1844 - Samuel F. B. Morse Demonstrates the Telegraph 1850 - Expressmen: Butterfield, Wells and Fargo.
Episode 4
1851 - 1872
Thu, Aug 20, 2026
1851 - Isaac Singer Markets His Sewing Machine 1857 - Gail Borden's Condensed Milk 1869 - Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad 1870 - Rockefeller Incorporates Standard Oil Co. of Ohio 1872 - Aaron Montgomery Ward Starts Catalog Business.
Episode 5
1872 - 1888
Thu, Aug 20, 2026
1872 - Andrew Carnegie, Father of the American Steel Industry 1873 - Levi Strauss Patents Blue Jeans 1876 - Henry Heinz and the Rise of Product Branding 1876 - Alexander Graham Bell Demonstrates the Telephone 1880 - George Eastman Patents Kodak Roll Film 1888 - Lue Gim Gong, Father of the Florida Citrus Industry.
Episode 6
1889 - 1903
Thu, Aug 20, 2026
1889 - Thomas Edison Establishes General Electric 1893 - Nikola Tesla and George Westinghouse Electrify the World 1893 - Railroad Magnates Connect the U.S. 1902 - Willis Carrier Invents Modern Air Conditioning 1903 - Wright Brothers Fly at Kitty Hawk.
Episode 7
1904 - 1925
Thu, Aug 20, 2026
1908 - Ford Introduces the Model T , 1917 - Boeing, Beech, Cessna and Stearman , 1919 - Adolph Zukor and Louis B. Mayer Form Hollywood, 1924 - George Washington Carver, Renaissance Man, 1925 - Caterpillar Inc. Makes Its Debut in California.
Episode 8
1926 - 1955
Thu, Aug 20, 2026
1926 - Goddard Initiates the Space Age 1927 - Juan Trippe's Pan Am Takes U.S. Aviation International 1938 - Chester Floyd Carlson Invents the Photocopy Machine 1947 - David Sarnoff, Father of American T.V. 1952 - Bill Daniels Pioneers American Cable Television 1955 - The McDonald Brothers and Ray Kroc.
Episode 9
1955 - 1964
Thu, Aug 20, 2026
1955 - Disneyland, Destination Theme Park 1961 -Emilio Azcárraga Brings Hispanic Television to the U.S. 1962 - Sam Walton Founds Walmart 1963 - Mary Kay Ash Launches Mary Kay Cosmetics 1964 - Thomas J. Watson Jr. Announces IBM's 360 Mainframe Computer.
Episode 10
1965 - 1973
Thu, Aug 20, 2026
1967 - Warren Buffett, the Oracle of Omaha 1969 - J. C. R. Licklider Brings the Internet into Existence 1971 - Nike, Founded by Bill Bowerman and Philip Knight 1972 - Allan Alcorn Initiates the Video Game Industry 1973 - Frederick Smith Begins Operating FedEx.
Episode 11
1974 - 1986
Thu, Aug 20, 2026
Program 11 sees the next wave of entrepreneurship, creating an endless supply of new jobs and information sectors in the American economy.
Episode 12
1987 - 1997
Thu, Aug 20, 2026
1987 - Howard Schultz Acquires Starbucks 1991 - Robert L. Johnson Goes Public with Black Entertainment Network 1991 - John Sie, Founder of Movie Channels Encore and Starz 1994 - Jerry Yang Co-founds Yahoo. 1995 - Jeff Bezos Opens Amazon for Business 1997 - Pierre Omidyar Changes His Company's Name to eBay.
Episode 13
1998 - 2004
Thu, Aug 20, 2026
America becomes the unparalleled leader of the information age in Program 13.
Episode 14
2005 - Present
Thu, Aug 20, 2026
2005 - YouTube's Video Sharing Democratizes Traditional Media 2008 - Elon Musk Takes Over Tesla Motors 2013 - Netflix's Reed Hastings Produces House of Cards 2015 - Jack Dorsey is Renamed CEO of Twitter 2015 - Economic Disruptors: Wikipedia and Craigslist.