Dean of Invention

All Episodes 2010

  • Ended
  • 2010-10-22T04:00:00Z
  • 30m
  • 2h 41m (8 episodes)
  • United States
Dean Kamen, the famous inventor who holds 400+ patents including the Segway, will become an investigator in search of new technologies for the future. He will explore with correspondent Joanne Colan.

8 episodes

Series Premiere

2010-10-22T04:00:00Z

1x01 Meet the Microbats

Series Premiere

1x01 Meet the Microbats

  • 2010-10-22T04:00:00Z20m

A new age of medicine is upon us, an era of tiny robots with enormous power, including "nanobots" that are able to enter the bloodstream, find cancerous cells without anyone's guidance and kill them.

2010-10-22T04:00:00Z

1x02 Building the Bionic Body

1x02 Building the Bionic Body

  • 2010-10-22T04:00:00Z20m

New advancements in prosthetics are changing the definition of what it means to be disabled. Are we entering an era of bionic humans, when disabled people become hyper-abled?

2010-10-29T04:00:00Z

1x03 Wired Brain

1x03 Wired Brain

  • 2010-10-29T04:00:00Z21m

Explores brain-computer interface (BCI), whereby the intentions and desires of the human mind can be read-and translated into action. BCI has the potential to unlock vast new potential powers for humankind.

2010-11-05T04:00:00Z

1x04 Robot Revolution

1x04 Robot Revolution

  • 2010-11-05T04:00:00Z19m

After years of being relegated to characters in fantasy and science fiction, robots are finally becoming crucial players in solving real-life problems.

2010-11-19T05:00:00Z

1x05 Future Flight

1x05 Future Flight

  • 2010-11-19T05:00:00Z21m

Engineers across the U.S. are working on ways to change the way we think about flying.

2010-11-19T05:00:00Z

1x06 Forward Motion

1x06 Forward Motion

  • 2010-11-19T05:00:00Z20m

Explores what it takes for Americans to find a way to make the needs of tomorrow fit with our need for mobility.

2010-11-12T05:00:00Z

1x07 Gonzo for Guano

1x07 Gonzo for Guano

  • 2010-11-12T05:00:00Z19m

Dean unveils how the race is on to develop processing plants that can harness human and animal waste into power.

2010-12-03T05:00:00Z

1x08 Re-Gen Revolution

1x08 Re-Gen Revolution

  • 2010-12-03T05:00:00Z21m

If scientists could grow new tissue and organs in the lab and safely implant them, would the days of desperate patients waiting for organ donors become a distant memory?

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