Bill Lear invented radio equipment, the 8-track player, the Lear Jet, and founded the Vapordyne company to research steam-powered vehicles. Notable events in his life include working with a deposed monarch, naming his daughter after a lighting fixture, and the fateful purchase of a sailboat.

Plus: Bryant contemplates e-bikes, Conner pisses off the neighbors, and Zach's Danger Ranger accumulates problems.

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