Discover
The 1970s were a decade of excess. Dust off your mirror ball, put on your leisure suit, and rediscover the gadgets of the era. Play PONG with its inventor and learn how this simple game created a billion dollar empire. Texas Instruments engineers explain how the technology behind the Speak & Spell ended up in our cell phones. Discover how Mr. Coffee became America’s favorite breakfast buddy, and how Polaroid engineered a film that magically developed right before your eyes. Climb aboard the Concorde and learn how Britain and France trumped the Soviet Union and the United States in a race for supersonic air supremacy.
Original Release
05/25/2006
US Release
05/25/2006
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Cory Amsler | Self - Vice President for Collections, Mercer Museum |
| Seymour Block | Self - Author, Benjamin Franklin: His Wit, Wisdom & Women |
| Marshall Brain | Self - Founder, How Stuff Works |
| Philip Dray | Self - Author, Stealing God's Thunder |
| Roy E. Goodman | Self - Curator: American Philosophical Society |
| James Green | Self - Librarian, Library Company of Philadelphia |
| Stuart A. Green | Self - Clinical Professor, University of California Irvine |
| Walter Isaacson | Self - Author, Benjamin Franklin: An American Life |
| E. Philip Krider | Self - Atmospheric Sciences, University of Arizona |
| Derrick Pitts | Self - Chief Astronomer, Franklin Institute |
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Cory Amsler | Self - Vice President for Collections, Mercer Museum |
| Seymour Block | Self - Author, Benjamin Franklin: His Wit, Wisdom & Women |
| Marshall Brain | Self - Founder, How Stuff Works |
| Philip Dray | Self - Author, Stealing God's Thunder |
| Roy E. Goodman | Self - Curator: American Philosophical Society |
| James Green | Self - Librarian, Library Company of Philadelphia |
| Stuart A. Green | Self - Clinical Professor, University of California Irvine |
| Walter Isaacson | Self - Author, Benjamin Franklin: An American Life |
| E. Philip Krider | Self - Atmospheric Sciences, University of Arizona |
| Derrick Pitts | Self - Chief Astronomer, Franklin Institute |
| Karl Schaffenburg | Self - Ranger, Independence National Historical Park |
| Lloyd Sherr | Narrator |
| Page Talbott | Self - Associate Director: Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary |
| William Zeitler | Self - Glass Armonica Player |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Paul Dzilvelis | Producer |
| Tim Knauff | Producer |
| Anthony Lacques | Producer |
