Beyond Invention

Beyond Invention
Beyond Invention
Genre	Documentary
Presented by	;
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
Release
Original release	12 February 2004

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.

The series was produced by in partnership with 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 ""): 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: (lifter researcher), ion wind. Joseph Newman's energy machine: (retired mechanical engineer), publicist , , patent attorney .
Cryptozoology: stalks Bigfoot, artist Jason Walton and scientist Dr. tracks a 60-foot (18 m)-long sea monster, and 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 of Genetic Savings & Clone clones pets.
Amazing Flying Machines: Hovercraft, flying cars, space tourism. Features inventors , Paul Moller, and .
Animal-Inspired Innovations: , a geneticist who stops bullets by splicing spiders with goats. , 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 , the creator of a shark-stopping device.
Enhancing Sexuality: Using silicone for enhancing sex. Features Michelle Mone (cleavage enhancement), and (), and (lifelike dolls).
Artificial Intelligence: 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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