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Back in 1910, that guy, Thomas Edison, the same Thomas Edison
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Six Degrees with Mike Rowe

Back in 1910, that guy, ThomasEdison, the same Thomas Edison who patented theincandescent...

Back in 1910, that guy, Thomas
Edison, the same Thomas Edison who patented the
incandescent light bulb, the alkaline battery,
the electric locomotive, the telegraph, the telephone,
concrete furniture, the pneumatic stencil pen, the
phonograph, the microphone, the typewriter-- the guy who patented the
first motion picture camera-- was doing everything
he could to corner the market on filmmaking

Full Transcript

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Back in 1910, that guy, Thomas Edison, the same Thomas Edison
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who patented the incandescent light bulb,
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the alkaline battery, the electric locomotive,
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the telegraph, the telephone, concrete furniture,
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the pneumatic stencil pen, the phonograph, the microphone,
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the typewriter--
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the guy who patented the first motion picture camera--
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was doing everything he could to corner
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the market on filmmaking.
Duration
28 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:40
Uploaded
May 25, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
Genres
documentary, comedy, history
Production
School of Humans

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Movie Summary

Mike Rowe shows how many things in the world are connected. By using historical facts, Mike takes two seemingly unrelated things and shows an indirect connection.
S01 • E06 You can see it in the side-by-side view, - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:06
You can see it in the side-by-side view,
S01 • E02 In three, two, one. - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:06
In three, two, one.
S01 • E01 Step right up, ladies and gentlemen, - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:10
Step right up, ladies and gentlemen,
S01 • E05 "I mean, seriously, who is this guy?" - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:08
"I mean, seriously, who is this guy?"
S01 • E03 To this day, ned kelly's skull still remains at large. - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:05
To this day, ned kelly's skull still remains at large.
S01 • E02 [ bird chirps ] - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:15
[ bird chirps ]
S01 • E06 The miles brothers were on their way out of town - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:05
The miles brothers were on their way out of town
S01 • E03 140 years after your death and you're still on the lam. - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:04
140 years after your death and you're still on the lam.
S01 • E05 How is it that edwin drake, a former train conductor - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:11
How is it that edwin drake, a former train conductor
S01 • E06 So they shipped their footage to new york - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:13
So they shipped their footage to new york
S01 • E01 After shaving off a terrible beard, - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:10
After shaving off a terrible beard,
S01 • E03 But look, that's not really why we're here today. - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:04
But look, that's not really why we're here today.
S01 • E03 We're here today because if charles newbold doesn't invent - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:11
We're here today because if charles newbold doesn'...
S01 • E05 Surely a man of science like chesebrough - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:09
Surely a man of science like chesebrough
S01 • E02 He actually found oil, - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:10
He actually found oil,
S01 • E04 Thomas Edison patented everything - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:09
Thomas Edison patented everything
S01 • E01 You'll be amazed as you watch us turn steers - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:08
You'll be amazed as you watch us turn steers
S01 • E06 It turned up at a yard sale in california - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:07
It turned up at a yard sale in california
S01 • E05 When he heard they struck oil here in titusville, - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:10
When he heard they struck oil here in titusville,
S01 • E03 Consequently, he would have died at glenrowan along - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:09
Consequently, he would have died at glenrowan along