Sparks Of Invention
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46:00We meet the child of slaves who builds a cosmetic empire against the odds, the tragic toymaker whose best-selling idea is stolen; the engineer who takes on the car barons and the simple drawing that becomes the icon for an age.
There are a million ways to turn a buck but only a lucky few turn that buck into a million. The true stories of four inventors who find their fortune in gold, guns & games.
Inventions have the power to save lives and reap death. We examine four pioneering creations that have changed life as we know it. The device first tested on a dying president and a tiny box that keeps millions of hearts beating