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8. Edison vs. Tesla
Celebrated inventor Thomas Edison goes to war with his former assistant, Nikola Tesla, to determine who will power the world with electric light.
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American Genius is a documentary TV series that premiered on National Geographic on June 1, 2015. It has 1 season and 8 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 1 Episode 8 "Edison vs. Tesla", aired on June 22, 2015.
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.
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8 episodes · 1 season
2015 · 8 episodes · Last episode: 11 years ago
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Celebrated inventor Thomas Edison goes to war with his former assistant, Nikola Tesla, to determine who will power the world with electric light.
E7
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E6
Samuel Colt and partners Edwin Smith & Daniel Wesson become locked in the first true “arms” race, as they compete to perfect the world’s first revolver.
E5
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.
E4
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.
E3
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.
E2
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.
E1
In the 1980s, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs break out in a heated battle to bring the personal computer to the masses.
American Genius has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on June 22, 2015.
The most recent episode of American Genius, Season 1 Episode 8 "Edison vs. Tesla", aired on June 22, 2015.
American Genius has 1 season with 8 episodes in total.
American Genius first aired on National Geographic on June 1, 2015.
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