Man, Moment, Machine

An episode dealing with the African American Inventor Garrett Morgan and his patented Morgan Safety Mask. His invention rose to prominence in 1916, when it was used to rescue 32 men in a collapsed tunnel underneath Lake Erie, and eventually became the basis for Air Rescue and Safety Masks used by the Military and Civilians alike.

All Episodes - Season 1

Episode 1

Hunting Bonnie and Clyde

Episode 2

The Great Sub Rescue

Episode 3

Doolittle's Daring Raid

Episode 4

Stormin' Norman and the Abrams Tank

Episode 5

Shot Down: The U-2 Spyplane

Episode 6

Mine Rescue Mask

Episode 7

Wernher von Braun and the V2 Rocket

Episode 8

Thomas Edison and the Electric Chair

Episode 9

Howard Hughes and the Spruce Goose

Episode 10

Ultimate Weapon: Oppenheimer and the Atomic Bomb.

Episode 11

The Higgins Landing Craft

Episode 12

Dambuster: WWII's Bouncing Bomb

Episode 13

25,000 Miles Non-Stop: Voyager Spacecraft

Episode 14

Sikorsky and the Rescue Chopper