James D. Watson, whose co-discovery of the twisted-ladder structure of DNA in 1953 helped light the long fuse on a revolution ...

PBS' six-part, 12-hour documentary lets Burns, Sarah Botstein and David P. Schmidt dive deep into all-too-relevant U.S.

Ken Burns' new "American Revolution" series premieres Nov. 16 on PBS, filmed across 100 locations with storytelling from ...

The new PBS documentary "The American Revolution" features A-list actors voicing historical figures across six episodes.

Before he became the father of cybernetics, Norbert Wiener was his father’s greatest experiment. Trained from birth to be extraordinary, Wiener entered college at 11, earned his PhD at 18, and later ...

PROVIDENCE — Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns came to the Rhode Island State House on Thursday to preview his upcoming series, “The American Revolution,” highlighting the key roles that Rhode Islanders ...

A powerful new documentary series from acclaimed filmmakers Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt is set to premiere on PBS this fall. The American Revolution, a six-part, 12-hour series, will ...

From Camden and Cherry Hill to Trenton and the Jersey Shore, what about life in New Jersey do you want WHYY News to cover? Let us know. After screening excerpts of Ken Burns’ documentary “The American ...

Ken Burns says his latest epic documentary shows America has been deeply divided since its earliest days, but that the story ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am the President of Diversified, a CFP and author. Revolutions aren’t just a thing of history—they’re happening right now. From ...

“Nothing was ever quaint,” mused Ken Burns in a New York film studio last spring, as he made some last edits to his latest documentary, a chronicle of the American revolution that debuts next month.