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Six Degrees with Mike Rowe

But when the dustsettles, Earl Bakken perfects his internal pacemaker,and his scrappy...

[flatline] But when the dust
settles, Earl Bakken perfects his internal pacemaker,
and his scrappy little LLC, Medtronic, goes from generating
$8 in its first month into a company worth
over $130 billion today

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But when the dust settles, Earl Bakken
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perfects his internal pacemaker, and his scrappy little LLC,
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Medtronic, goes from generating $8 in its first month
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into a company worth over $130 billion today.
Duration
19 seconds
Views
173
Timestamp in Movie
00:29:33
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 • E01 Later, he would say, as a boy growing up in michigan - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:10
Later, he would say, as a boy growing up in michigan
S01 • E06 And he lied to get this job at wilson observatory. - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:05
And he lied to get this job at wilson observatory.
S01 • E06 But it's a good thing he did, - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:07
But it's a good thing he did,
S01 • E01 I wanted to be an engineer, - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:05
I wanted to be an engineer,
S01 • E03 The year is 1942, and in just a few moments, - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:16
The year is 1942, and in just a few moments,
S01 • E01 But before he could do that, kid needs to go to college. - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:06
But before he could do that, kid needs to go to college.
S01 • E05 Now we got ourselves a good old-fashioned space race, - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:08
Now we got ourselves a good old-fashioned space race,
S01 • E06 And this time he's telling the truth and he can prove it - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:12
And this time he's telling the truth and he can prove i...
S01 • E01 After his dad made a name for himself - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:06
After his dad made a name for himself
S01 • E04 [imitating baby crying] - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:12
[imitating baby crying]
S01 • E02 This is albert hoffmann. He's a chemist. - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:05
This is albert hoffmann. He's a chemist.
S01 • E01 Charles followed in his footsteps, but not for football. - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:05
Charles followed in his footsteps, but not for football.
S01 • E02 Today he's trying to create a drug - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:07
Today he's trying to create a drug
S01 • E01 Charles studied mechanical engineering, - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:09
Charles studied mechanical engineering,
S01 • E06 Okay, it's not much to look at today, - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:07
Okay, it's not much to look at today,
S01 • E02 To achieve this, he's combining lysergic acid - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:07
To achieve this, he's combining lysergic acid
S01 • E04 [piano playing] - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:05
[piano playing]
S01 • E05 Comrade mikhail tikhonravov or russian bunny mike, - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:09
Comrade mikhail tikhonravov or russian bunny mike,
S01 • E06 Hubble confirmed in this glass plate image - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:09
Hubble confirmed in this glass plate image
S01 • E02 During one of his trials, - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:06
During one of his trials,