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The amazing true story of his decades-long litigation with Ford Motor Company over the rights to this world-changing device became the subject of a New York Times article, a best selling book and the major motion picture “Flash of Genius” starring Greg Kinnear.
Oct 2, 2008 · Inventor Robert Kearns (Greg Kinnear) pleads his case in court in Flash of Genius, based on a true story.
The story of Kearns invention and the lawsuit that resulted against Ford forms the basis of the 2008 film, Flash of Genius, where he is played by Greg Kinnear. Several family members attended the movie's premiere.
Plot. On his wedding night in 1953, an errant champagne cork renders Detroit college engineering professor Robert Kearns almost completely blind in his left eye. A decade later, he is happily married to Phyllis and the father of six children.
Oct 3, 2008 · Based on the true story of college professor and part-time inventor Robert Kearns' long battle with the U.S. automobile industry, Flash of Genius tells the tale of one man whose fight to receive recognition for his ingenuity would come at a heavy price.
Sep 28, 2008 · Based on a true story, Kearns claimed that Detroit automakers stole his idea and sued them in a long, drawn-out battle. Host Liane Hansen chats with Kinnear about his movie.
Jul 17, 2009 · Based on the true story of university professor and part-time inventor Robert Kearns' (GREG KINNEAR of Little Miss Sunshine, As Good as It Gets) decades-long battle with the U.S. automobile...
