Videos created by Tom Gage and Riley Quarles in the Humboldt State University Courseware Development Center for the original multimedia version of American Prometheus.
This film describes the vital role Captain Bill Jones played in building and then supervising the Edgar Thomson Steelworks where he patented more than 50 inventions.
This film reveals that the full value of Captain Bill Jones' patents, acquired by the Carnegie Company shortly after his death can never be fully calculated.
This film uncovers discrepancies between accounts of Capt. Bill Jones' sudden death recorded in documents versus newspaper reports of the time of his accident.