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Shock and Awe - 1
Shock and Awe - 1
How the electric chair, the Ouija board, and other chilling ideas became million-dollar inventions.
The Vision Thing - 2
The Vision Thing - 2
See how the TV, speed camera, photocopier, and space telescope went from sketch drawings to life-altering inventions.
Criminal Riches - 3
Criminal Riches - 3
See how crime made lucrative inventions out of the house alarm, the cash register, the Tommy Gun, and even the toothbrush.
Danger Magnets - 4
Danger Magnets - 4
Would you inhale toxins, leap off a cliff, or shoot yourself to prove you're right? Meet four inventors who did just that.
Need for Speed - 5
Need for Speed - 5
How did a waffle iron change the world of running shoes forever? Find out this and other invention secrets.
Life and Death - 6
Life and Death - 6
The story of the gun meant to end violence, the box that keeps hearts beating, and the printer that can build anything.
Guns and Goldmines - 7
Guns and Goldmines - 7
They walked through fires, faced poverty, ran for their lives, and found their fortune in gold, guns and games.
The Little Guy - 8
The Little Guy - 8
Intermittent wipers, Lego bricks, and the smiley face came from the minds of ordinary people with extraordinary stories.
