My Million Dollar Invention

Episode 2

The Vision Thing

See how the TV, speed camera, photocopier, and space telescope went from sketch drawings to life-altering inventions.

Episode 3

Criminal Riches

See how crime made lucrative inventions out of the house alarm, the cash register, the Tommy Gun, and even the toothbrush.

Episode 4

Danger Magnets

Would you inhale toxins, leap off a cliff, or shoot yourself to prove you're right? Meet four inventors who did just that.

Episode 5

Need for Speed

How did a waffle iron change the world of running shoes forever? Find out this and other invention secrets.

Episode 6

Life and Death

The story of the gun meant to end violence, the box that keeps hearts beating, and the printer that can build anything.

Episode 7

Guns and Goldmines

They walked through fires, faced poverty, ran for their lives, and found their fortune in gold, guns and games.

Episode 8

The Little Guy

Intermittent wipers, Lego bricks, and the smiley face came from the minds of ordinary people with extraordinary stories.