American Genius

The episode leaves the viewer with the impression that Farnsworth only had a single patent relating to TV when in fact he had over 100 patents issued in years before WW][. Also I take issue with the scenes of the so-called labs where Farnsworth ( & Sarnoff's crew ) worked didn't really look like working labs at all and featured actors handing vacuum tubes as if they were objects of great curiosity, however there was no evidence of anybody slaving over a hot soldering iron to actually assemble anything. I guess I should cut them a bit of slack, they producers of this bit wanted to feature the DRAMA & the technology obviously took a back-seat.

Great, loved it, learned a lot. Would watch it again!

An amazing gripping show that depicts the struggles of inventors in a beautiful way , each episode amply covers the aspects of events that led to an invention of discovery . Another factor that is intresting is the rivalry between two or more people that led to the end result . A must watch

This Scientist A vs. Scientist B "documentary" plays upon personal contests to hold the audience, since viewers surely will lack the curiosity sufficient to gut through the many ad breaks and aggravating recaps. "Mothra vs. Godzilla", this ain't! Anyone with the slightest knowledge of history will have difficulty enjoying this version of it. The footage is poorly chosen, mostly from History Channel reenactments, I think. There are World War II GI's packing M-16s in the Space Race episode. The filming on "period" sets deserves some credit, but you can see the "museum" signs here and there. There is an 1840s map of the British-American contested Oregon Country is in the background of the 1880s "Austrian" factory office in "Edison vs. Tesla"! Sloppy is a charitable call on this poor effort.

My only real question is why is this show on Nat Geo? Who the heck is Giorgio A. Tsoukalos and why is the History channel full of bullcrap about ancient aliens and reality television when it should be replaced with shows like American Genius.

To talk about the show, I mean it's obviously dramatized some. The real people didn't necessarily say or do exactly what the show portrays, but they make sure that the accomplishments the inventors achieve are all factual and very real. The people you learn about in this show are tremendous inspirations and I'm glad some of the lesser known's are receiving their days.

The American public education system doesn't teach about men like Filo Farnsworth or Glen Curtiss and learning about them has been captivating. Can't wait for this weeks episode with Oppenheimer and Heisenberg.