Richard Walz

The year is 1876, and the United States is throwing a massive hundredth birthday party. At the World's Fair in Philadelphia, the brightest minds have gathered to show off the future of technology. Among them is a determined inventor named Alexander Graham Bell, carrying a strange device he calls the telephone. He claims his machine can send a human voice through a simple wire, but the noisy, crowded fairgrounds make it hard to get anyone to pay attention. You will stand right beside Alexander as he tries to prove that his strange talking machine is not just a toy, but a revolution in communication. Discover the exciting, nerve-wracking moments before his device is tested by the fair's most important judges. Learn how a quirky inventor with a passion for sound managed to change the way the entire world connects and speaks to one another.

In 1901, the streets were filled with horses, but Henry Ford had a vision of a world filled with cars. He desperately wanted to build an automobile that was affordable enough for everyday families to buy. There was just one massive problem: he needed a lot of money to start his factory, and no one wanted to invest in his wild idea. To prove that his car designs were the best, Henry made a daring decision. He entered a high-speed, dangerous car race against the most famous champion driver of the time. You will feel the roar of the engines and the thrill of the dirt track as Henry gets behind the wheel of his homemade race car. Find out how this incredible, high-stakes competition changed the course of history and launched the company that put the entire world on wheels.