02 / Stories of ingenuity
Inventors, entrepreneurs, and innovators who saw a problem, took a risk, and changed the way the world lives.
Featured film · 12 minutes
From farming and freezers to bridges and the iPhone, meet nine entrepreneurs whose ideas helped build the modern world.
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THE SKY’S ARCHITECTFeatured profile · Aviation
The engineer and entrepreneur who helped make air travel safe, practical, and accessible to millions.
Inspired by Orville Wright’s test flights, Douglas left the U.S. Naval Academy to study aeronautical engineering at MIT. With only $600, he began building aircraft—and eventually created the DC-3, a machine that transformed commercial aviation.
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