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The Machines That Built America

� So many startupsdo have the great idea, but the product isa little deficient

� [Donny] So many startups
do have the great idea, but the product is
a little deficient

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‐ [Donny] So many startups do have the great idea,
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but the product is a little deficient.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:56
Uploaded
May 09, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary
Production
Six West Media

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Movie Summary

The stories behind innovations such as TV, radio, phones, airplanes, motorcycles and power tools as well as the inventors including Nikola Tesla, William Harley, Alexander Graham Bell, Duncan Black and Alonzo Decker.
S01 • E03 They believe so much in what they have - The Machines That Built America 00:06
They believe so much in what they have
S01 • E01 ‐ [Narrator] Froelich's tractor will one day return, - The Machines That Built America 00:07
‐ [Narrator] Froelich's tractor will one day return,
S01 • E03 ‐ [Narrator] But Sarnoff won't let a simple no stop him. - The Machines That Built America 00:04
‐ [Narrator] But Sarnoff won't let a simple no stop him...
S01 • E04 ‐ I can't tell much from that picture but I'm not worried. - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ I can't tell much from that picture but I'm not ...
S01 • E03 (dramatic music) - The Machines That Built America 00:14
(dramatic music)
S01 • E01 In California, Benjamin Holt continues to struggle - The Machines That Built America 00:13
In California, Benjamin Holt continues to struggle
S01 • E04 ‐ [Narrator] Hendee and Hedstrom know to stay - The Machines That Built America 00:08
‐ [Narrator] Hendee and Hedstrom know to stay
S01 • E04 ‐ When you look at us as humans, - The Machines That Built America 00:10
‐ When you look at us as humans,
S01 • E03 The idea was to reverse engineer Farnsworth's system - The Machines That Built America 00:12
The idea was to reverse engineer Farnsworth's system
S01 • E04 ‐ [Narrator] They think a revolutionary new engine, - The Machines That Built America 00:10
‐ [Narrator] They think a revolutionary new engine,
S01 • E03 ‐ [Narrator] Meanwhile, Zworykin's undercover job at RCA - The Machines That Built America 00:07
‐ [Narrator] Meanwhile, Zworykin's undercover job at RC...
S01 • E04 It's called the V‐twin Engine. - The Machines That Built America 00:05
It's called the V‐twin Engine.
S01 • E01 ‐ See how a wheel only touches the ground - The Machines That Built America 00:06
‐ See how a wheel only touches the ground
S01 • E03 David Sarnoff already had a reputation - The Machines That Built America 00:07
David Sarnoff already had a reputation
S01 • E01 A wheel sinks into the mud - The Machines That Built America 00:05
A wheel sinks into the mud
S01 • E04 (laughing) - The Machines That Built America 00:08
(laughing)
S01 • E01 All that considerable weight pushes down - The Machines That Built America 00:06
All that considerable weight pushes down
S01 • E03 ‐ You can't be naive - The Machines That Built America 00:09
‐ You can't be naive
S01 • E01 But if I attach these slats together, - The Machines That Built America 00:13
But if I attach these slats together,
S01 • E04 Now you've got two cylinders and they're set up - The Machines That Built America 00:05
Now you've got two cylinders and they're set up