Beyond Invention
Beyond Invention is an 8-part documentary television series that premiered on February 12, 2004 on Discovery Channel Canada and, as of 2007, airs on the Science Channel.
| Beyond Invention | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary |
| Presented by | Steve Bennett John Hutchinson |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Peter von Puttkamer |
| Production locations | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States |
| Running time | 46 minutes |
| Production company | Mystique Films |
| Release | |
| Original release | 12 February 2004 |
The series was produced by Mystique Films in partnership with Gryphon Productions and is narrated by John Payne. It primarily focuses on cutting edge and fringe science and technology.
Episodes
- New Energy: New forms of energy resources. Features John Hutchison (the "Hutchison Effect"): Col. John B. Alexander (United States Army Intelligence and Security Command, retired; psychokinetic investigator), Nick Cook (Jane's Defence Weekly), zero-point battery. Anti-gravity: Tim Ventura (lifter researcher), ion wind. Joseph Newman's energy machine: Milton Everett (retired mechanical engineer), publicist Evan Soule, Alvin Swimmer, patent attorney Paul Gomory.
- Cryptozoology: Rick Noll stalks Bigfoot, artist Jason Walton and scientist Dr. Paul LeBlond tracks a 60-foot (18 m)-long sea monster, and Dean Harrison tracks the Tasmanian tiger, which experts say died out 70 years ago.
- Cloning: Brigitte Boisselier says she's already cloned five humans, Robert Lanza is using cloning to rescue endangered species, and Lou Hawthorne of Genetic Savings & Clone clones pets.
- Amazing Flying Machines: Hovercraft, flying cars, space tourism. Features inventors Kevin Inkster, Paul Moller, and Steve Bennett.
- Animal-Inspired Innovations: Jeffrey Turner, a geneticist who stops bullets by splicing spiders with goats. Keller Autumn, a biologist who dreams of sending robotic lizards to Mars. Bob McIntyre, a country inventor unleashing a bionic predator over the rooftops of Scotland.
- Gadgets: Features toymaker Brian Walker, composer Tod Machover, and Mike Wescombe-Down, the creator of a shark-stopping device.
- Enhancing Sexuality: Using silicone for enhancing sex. Features Michelle Mone (cleavage enhancement), Jana Sylvest and Otter Louis (erotic toys), and Matt McMullen (lifelike dolls).
- Artificial Intelligence: Barry Spletzer builds flying robots, cyber pioneer Demetri Terzopoulos creates life inside the computer, and electronics engineer Robert Michelson brings smart swarming bugs to the military.
External links
- Mystique Films: Beyond Invention
- Science Channel: Beyond Invention schedule
- Beyond Invention at Internet Movie Database
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