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American Genius

Season 1 Episode 2: Wright Brothers vs. Curtiss

The intense competition between Edison and Tesla escalates as they clash over their divergent electric power ideas, with the fate of technological progress hanging in the balance.

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Jobs vs. Gates

1. Jobs vs. Gates

Aired: Jun 1, 2015

The tech giants Bill Gates and Steve Jobs engage in a fierce battle for domin...

Episode 4 Hearst vs. Pulitzer

4. Hearst vs. Pulitzer

Aired: Jun 8, 2015

A rivalry between pioneering aviators, the Wright Brothers and Glenn Curtiss,...

Episode 5 Space Race

5. Space Race

Aired: Jun 15, 2015

Philo Farnsworth and David Sarnoff, two pioneers in telecommunications, left ...

Episode 6 Colt vs. Wesson

6. Colt vs. Wesson

Aired: Jun 15, 2015

In the next episode, two brilliant physicists with contrasting perspectives c...

Episode 8 Edison vs. Tesla

8. Edison vs. Tesla

Aired: Jun 22, 2015

The intense competition between Edison and Tesla reaches a boiling point as t...

Info about American Genius

Current Status: Ended

Network: National Geographic

Production Country: United States

Genres:Drama, Documentary, History