American Genius - Season 1 Episode 5

Seasons & Episodes

Episode 1

American Genius – S01E01 – Jobs vs. Gates

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Episode 2

American Genius – S01E02 – Wright vs. Curtiss

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Episode 3

American Genius – S01E03 – Hearst vs. Pulitzer

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Episode 4

American Genius – S01E04 – Colt vs. Wesson

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Episode 5 Current

American Genius – S01E05 – Farnsworth vs. Sarnoff

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Episode 6

American Genius – S01E06 – Oppenheimer vs Heisenberg

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Episode 7

American Genius – S01E07 – USA vs USSR

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Episode 8

American Genius – S01E08 – Edison vs Tesla

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Episode Overview

Outlines the lives of two titan's of the telecommunications industry. Farnsworth who's largely responsible for the invention of the television. And Sarnoff who while running RCA laid the ground work for the television networks of the 21st century.

Episode Details

Airdate: 2015-06-08

Episode Title: Farnsworth vs. Sarnoff

Runtime: 42

Director: Richard Lopez

Genre: Documentary, Drama, History

Cast: Benjamin Loeh, Bill Ingram, Cameron McNary, Debbie Hartner, Emma Jean Delia, Gene Kelleher, John S. Howell Sr., Nicholas Augusta, Nicholas Chase Applegate, Tyler Herwick

Episode Rating: 8.1 (57 votes)

Release Year: 2015

First Air Date: 2015-06-01

Seasons: 1

Status: Ended

Creators: Paul Abascal, Richard Lopez, Chelsea Coates, Nicholas Greene

Awards: Awards, 1 nomination total

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