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The Machines That Built America

(dramatic music) ‐ Froelichbelieves if he can replace his tractor's massive22 ton steam...

(dramatic music) ‐ [Narrator] Froelich
believes if he can replace his tractor's massive
22 ton steam engine with a lighter gas
powered engine, he might save his business

Full Transcript

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‐ [Narrator] Froelich believes if he can replace
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his tractor's massive 22 ton steam engine
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with a lighter gas powered engine,
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he might save his business.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
46
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:21
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 • E04 But the timing for drumming - The Machines That Built America 00:05
But the timing for drumming
S01 • E03 And in 1928, his breakthrough makes front page news. - The Machines That Built America 00:06
And in 1928, his breakthrough makes front page news.
S01 • E04 ‐ The 1901 Stock Market Crash is actually the first collapse - The Machines That Built America 00:06
‐ The 1901 Stock Market Crash is actually the first collapse...
S01 • E03 (ominous music) - The Machines That Built America 00:15
(ominous music)
S01 • E04 ‐ [Narrator] The centerpiece - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ [Narrator] The centerpiece
S01 • E01 ‐ [Narrator] But he's not the only one dreaming - The Machines That Built America 00:07
‐ [Narrator] But he's not the only one dreaming
S01 • E03 ‐ Sarnoff sees this little Philo Farnsworth - The Machines That Built America 00:11
‐ Sarnoff sees this little Philo Farnsworth
S01 • E01 (upbeat music) - The Machines That Built America 00:14
(upbeat music)
S01 • E04 (crowd applauding) - The Machines That Built America 00:10
(crowd applauding)
S01 • E03 Sarnoff pens an op ed about television - The Machines That Built America 00:05
Sarnoff pens an op ed about television
S01 • E03 ‐ He says, "RCA is gonna be the company - The Machines That Built America 00:18
‐ He says, "RCA is gonna be the company
S01 • E01 (dramatic music) - The Machines That Built America 00:11
(dramatic music)
S01 • E04 Meanwhile, still struggling to get their motorcycle built, - The Machines That Built America 00:07
Meanwhile, still struggling to get their motorcycle built,
S01 • E01 ‐ [Narrator] During the day, - The Machines That Built America 00:17
‐ [Narrator] During the day,
S01 • E03 ‐ Innovation depends on a certain degree of confidence - The Machines That Built America 00:06
‐ Innovation depends on a certain degree of confidence
S01 • E04 ‐ Arthur writes a letter to his brother, - The Machines That Built America 00:08
‐ Arthur writes a letter to his brother,
S01 • E03 And so one of the things the depression did - The Machines That Built America 00:07
And so one of the things the depression did
S01 • E03 (dramatic music) - The Machines That Built America 00:09
(dramatic music)
S01 • E04 Walter was a bit hoodwinked, he was told - The Machines That Built America 00:07
Walter was a bit hoodwinked, he was told
S01 • E03 His most valuable asset, his TV design, - The Machines That Built America 00:07
His most valuable asset, his TV design,