My Million Dollar Invention
Behind many million-dollar inventions are priceless stories of inspiration, controversy, triumph, and tragedy. Explore inventions large and small, lifesaving and life-taking, scary and playful, and meet the men and women who dedicated, and often risked, their lives to follow their vision and ultimately change the world.
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Season 1
8 episodes
1. Shock and AweHow the electric chair, the Ouija board, and other chilling ideas became million-dollar inventions.CCJun 14, 2015
2. The Vision ThingSee how the TV, speed camera, photocopier, and space telescope went from sketch drawings to life-altering inventions.CCJun 21, 2015
3. Criminal RichesSee how crime made lucrative inventions out of the house alarm, the cash register, the Tommy Gun, and even the toothbrush.CCJun 28, 2015
4. Danger MagnetsWould you inhale toxins, leap off a cliff, or shoot yourself to prove you're right? Meet four inventors who did just that.CCJul 5, 2015
5. Need for SpeedHow did a waffle iron change the world of running shoes forever? Find out this and other invention secrets.CCJul 12, 2015
6. Life and DeathThe story of the gun meant to end violence, the box that keeps hearts beating, and the printer that can build anything.CCJul 19, 2015
7. Guns and GoldminesThey walked through fires, faced poverty, ran for their lives, and found their fortune in gold, guns and games.CCJul 26, 2015- 8. The Little GuyIntermittent wipers, Lego bricks, and the smiley face came from the minds of ordinary people with extraordinary stories.CCAug 2, 2015
My Million Dollar Invention
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Behind many million-dollar inventions are priceless stories of inspiration, controversy, triumph, and tragedy. Explore inventions large and small, lifesaving and life-taking, scary and playful, and meet the men and women who dedicated, and often risked, their lives to follow their vision and ultimately change the world.
