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American Genius Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2015 - 2015
Episode 1
Jobs vs. Gates
Mon, Jun 1, 2015 60 mins
A documentary series profiling the top rivalries in innovation and technological advancement. In the series opener, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs are compared.
Episode 2
Wright Brothers vs. Curtiss
Mon, Jun 1, 2015 60 mins
Innovations in aeronautics lead to a competitive showdown between the Wright brothers and Glenn Curtiss.
Episode 3
Farnsworth vs. Sarnoff
Mon, Jun 8, 2015 60 mins
The story of how television was invented is retold through the experiences of pioneering inventor Philo Farnsworth and RCA founder David Sarnoff.
Episode 4
Hearst vs. Pulitzer
Mon, Jun 8, 2015 60 mins
The media war between William Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer is retold with the help of industry experts.
Episode 5
Colt vs. Wesson
Mon, Jun 15, 2015 60 mins
American gun makers with innovative pistol patents vie for weapons contracts at the beginning of the Civil War.
Episode 6
Space Race
Mon, Jun 15, 2015 60 mins
Chronicling the competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union as the countries attempt to be the first to reach outer space.
Episode 7
Oppenheimer vs. Heisenberg
Mon, Jun 22, 2015 60 mins
Two scientists from opposite sides of WWII race to develop the deadliest weapon on the planet, the atomic bomb.
Episode 8
Edison vs. Tesla
Mon, Jun 22, 2015 60 mins
A feud between the inventors Thomas Edison and his former assistant Nikolai Tesla results in the inventions of direct and alternate current electricity which leads the way for the development of the Electrical Age.
