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The Machines That Built America

(dramatic music) ‐ Ford and hisengineer quickly go back to the drawing board

(dramatic music) ‐ [Narrator] Ford and his
engineer quickly go back to the drawing board

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(dramatic music)
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‐ [Narrator] Ford and his engineer quickly go back
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to the drawing board.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
38
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:59
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 • E01 The new model is 2,500 pounds - The Machines That Built America 00:07
The new model is 2,500 pounds
S01 • E01 It's about a third as powerful as Holt's Caterpillar, - The Machines That Built America 00:09
It's about a third as powerful as Holt's Caterpill...
S01 • E04 ‐ [Narrator] Hendee and Hedstrom - The Machines That Built America 00:08
‐ [Narrator] Hendee and Hedstrom
S01 • E03 ‐ He wanted the narrative to be RCA gets television first. - The Machines That Built America 00:06
‐ He wanted the narrative to be RCA gets television first.
S01 • E03 ‐ [Narrator] Philo Farnsworth remains in ill health, - The Machines That Built America 00:12
‐ [Narrator] Philo Farnsworth remains in ill health,
S01 • E01 For easier production, - The Machines That Built America 00:05
For easier production,
S01 • E01 Unlike Holt's tractor, - The Machines That Built America 00:05
Unlike Holt's tractor,
S01 • E04 ‐ People had paid a lot of money - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ People had paid a lot of money
S01 • E01 Instead, the rear axle, engine, - The Machines That Built America 00:08
Instead, the rear axle, engine,
S01 • E03 Knowing the damages from a lawsuit could be severe, - The Machines That Built America 00:07
Knowing the damages from a lawsuit could be severe,
S01 • E04 ‐ The battery technology of the time - The Machines That Built America 00:11
‐ The battery technology of the time
S01 • E03 ‐ [Narrator] In 1940, Sarnoff finally agrees - The Machines That Built America 00:13
‐ [Narrator] In 1940, Sarnoff finally agrees
S01 • E01 A simple design; is easy to assemble, - The Machines That Built America 00:06
A simple design; is easy to assemble,
S01 • E04 ‐ [Narrator] It would be almost 50 years - The Machines That Built America 00:09
‐ [Narrator] It would be almost 50 years
S01 • E01 (upbeat music) - The Machines That Built America 00:12
(upbeat music)
S01 • E03 (dramatic music) - The Machines That Built America 00:12
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S01 • E01 All 6,000 miraculously make it to England. - The Machines That Built America 00:05
All 6,000 miraculously make it to England.
S01 • E01 ‐ Things just really don't always work that way, - The Machines That Built America 00:06
‐ Things just really don't always work that way,
S01 • E01 It's amazing that he could pull it off. - The Machines That Built America 00:04
It's amazing that he could pull it off.
S01 • E03 A less good story is there was this other guy - The Machines That Built America 00:09
A less good story is there was this other guy