Homes of Our Heritage: American Innovators


60m 2001

Brief Synopsis

A tour of six estates inhabited by America's most famous inventors. The program features the Rochester, New York, home of George Eastman, the father of modern photography; Thomas Edison's West Orange, New Jersey, estate, the first home to utilize the inventor's light bulb; Morse Code creator Samuel

Film Details

Also Known As
Homes of Our Heritage: American Inventors
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2001

Technical Specs

Duration
60m

Synopsis

A tour of six estates inhabited by America's most famous inventors. The program features the Rochester, New York, home of George Eastman, the father of modern photography; Thomas Edison's West Orange, New Jersey, estate, the first home to utilize the inventor's light bulb; Morse Code creator Samuel Morse's Italian-style Poughkeepsie, New York, home; the Dearborn, Michigan, estate of Model-T creator Henry Ford; John Deere's Grand Detour, Illinois, home; and the modest Dayton, Ohio, family estate of the Wright Brothers, the men who pioneered flying.

Film Details

Also Known As
Homes of Our Heritage: American Inventors
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2001

Technical Specs

Duration
60m

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