| Prototype This! | |
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| Genre | Documentary Science Technology |
| Written by | David Friedman Rob Miller Richard Stomps |
| Directed by | John Tessier Anthony Toy |
| Starring | Andrew "Zoz" Brooks Mike North Terry Sandin Joe Grand John Guidry |
| Composer | Colin Bayley |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Treasure Island 37°49′01″N 122°22′10″W / 37.816924°N 122.369487°W |
| Cinematography | Peter Coleman |
| Production company | Beyond Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Discovery Channel |
| Release | October 15, 2008 – March 26, 2009 |
| Related | |
| Mythbusters | |
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Prototype This! is an American television series with the stated goal to "look into the viability of gadgets and technology seen in science-fiction movies".[1] The series premiered on October 15, 2008, on The Discovery Channel. It was filmed on Treasure Island in Building 180 and occasionally at Standard Metal Products in San Francisco.
The show follows a team of inventors:
- Doc North – Material Science, University of California, Santa Barbara
- Joe Grand – Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Boston University
- Terry Sandin – Special Effects Designer, Hollywood
- Dr. Andrew "Zoz" Brooks – 3 degrees from the University of Adelaide, namely, Bachelor of Science (Organic Chemistry & Computer Science), First Class Honours in Computer Science and a Graduate Diploma in Education plus a Masters from the Australian National University's robotics laboratory and a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).[2]
- ^ Scott Ellis, No myths busted about Australian success, The Sunday Morning Herald, January 7, 2007. Accessed January 8, 2007.
- ^ Proud to be a nerd, Lumen, The University of Adelaide Magazine, Lumen Summer 2010 Issue (accessed 17 December 2011)