Episodes
- S1 E1 - Shock and AweJune 14, 201546minHow the electric chair, the Ouija board, and other chilling ideas became million-dollar inventions.Available to buy
- S1 E2 - The Vision ThingJune 21, 201546minSee how the TV, speed camera, photocopier, and space telescope went from sketch drawings to life-altering inventions.Available to buy
- S1 E3 - Criminal RichesJune 28, 201546minSee how crime made lucrative inventions out of the house alarm, the cash register, the Tommy Gun, and even the toothbrush.Available to buy
- S1 E4 - Danger MagnetsJuly 4, 201546minWould you inhale toxins, leap off a cliff, or shoot yourself to prove you're right? Meet four inventors who did just that.Available to buy
- S1 E5 - Need for SpeedJuly 11, 201546minHow did a waffle iron change the world of running shoes forever? Find out this and other invention secrets.Available to buy
- S1 E6 - Life and DeathJuly 18, 201546minThe story of the gun meant to end violence, the box that keeps hearts beating, and the printer that can build anything.Available to buy
- S1 E7 - Guns and GoldminesJuly 25, 201546minThey walked through fires, faced poverty, ran for their lives, and found their fortune in gold, guns and games.Available to buy
- S1 E8 - The Little GuyAugust 2, 201546minIntermittent wipers, Lego bricks, and the smiley face came from the minds of ordinary people with extraordinary stories.Available to buy
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- Subtitles
- None available
- Directors
- Jonathan DavenportSteve Baker
- Cast
- Andrew ParkerStacy SobieskiZoë Carey-WilliamsJesse M. CooperAsh HolmesClive De-Halton GibsonHenrihs AhmadejevsAndy DiducaChip CoffeyChristopher Carrico
- Studio
- Smithsonian Channel
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