- Beyond Invention
"Beyond Invention" is a 8-part
documentary television series that premiered onFebruary 12 ,2004 onDiscovery Channel Canada and, as of 2007, airs on theScience Channel .The series was produced by
Mystique Films in partnership withGryphon Productions and is narrated by John Payne. It primarily focuses on future and fictional technology that inspires many movies we see today.Episodes
# "New Energy": New forms of energy resources. Features
John Hutchison (the "Hutchison Effect"): Col.John B. Alexander (United States ArmyIntelligence and Security Command , retired;psychokinetic investigator),Nick Cook ("Jane's Defense Weekly "), zero-point battery.Anti-gravity :Tim Ventura (lifter researcher),ion wind . Joseph Newman's energy machine:Milton Everett (retired mechanical engineer), publicistEvan Soule ,Alvin Swimmer , patent attorneyPaul Gamoroy .
# "Cryptozoology ":Rick Noll stalksBigfoot , artistJason Walton and scientist Dr.Paul LeBlond track a convert|60|ft|m|sing=on-long sea monster, andDean Harrison tracks theTasmanian 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, andLou Hawthorne ofGenetic Savings & Clone clones pets.
# "Amazing Flying Machines":Hovercraft ,flying car s,space tourism . Features inventorsKevin Inkster ,Paul Moller , andSteve 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.
# "Gadget s": Features toymaker Brian Walker, composerTod Machover , andMike Wescombe-Down , the creator of ashark -stopping device.
# "Enhancing Sexuality": Usingsilicone for enhancing sex. FeaturesMichelle Mone (cleavage enhancement ),Jana Sylvest andOtter Louis (erotic toys ), andMatt McMullen (life-likedoll s).
# "Artificial Intelligence ":Barry Spletzer builds flying robots, cyber pioneerDemetri Terzopoulos creates life inside the computer, and electronics engineerRobert Michelson brings smart swarming bugs to the military.Links
* [http://www.mystiquefilms.com/docs/beyond_overview.html Mystique Films: "Beyond Invention"]
* [http://science.discovery.com/tv-schedules/series.html?paid=48.13776.120356.11352.x Science Channel: "Beyond Invention" schedule]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0429315/ "Beyond Invention"] atInternet Movie Database
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