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The Machines That Built America

(dramatic music) ‐ Farnsworth'stiny operation is suddenly onthe brink of ruin

(dramatic music) ‐ [Narrator] Farnsworth's
tiny operation is suddenly on
the brink of ruin

Full Transcript

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‐ [Narrator] Farnsworth's tiny operation
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is suddenly on the brink of ruin.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
40
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:38
Uploaded
May 09, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
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 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,
S01 • E04 We just have to throw it all together - The Machines That Built America 00:06
We just have to throw it all together
S01 • E01 ‐ He built from parts he could find around the house, - The Machines That Built America 00:07
‐ He built from parts he could find around the house,
S01 • E04 ‐ Well, you. - The Machines That Built America 00:04
‐ Well, you.
S01 • E03 ‐ And although he was still a young man, - The Machines That Built America 00:06
‐ And although he was still a young man,
S01 • E01 It shows the innovation and how clever, - The Machines That Built America 00:06
It shows the innovation and how clever,
S01 • E04 ‐ [Narrator] But Walter is so convinced - The Machines That Built America 00:12
‐ [Narrator] But Walter is so convinced
S01 • E03 ‐ [Narrator] In New York, RCA takes a major hit as well. - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ [Narrator] In New York, RCA takes a major hit as well.
S01 • E03 Sarnoff lays off several hundred RCA employees - The Machines That Built America 00:09
Sarnoff lays off several hundred RCA employees
S01 • E04 Almost immediately, it seems like he's made a big mistake. - The Machines That Built America 00:05
Almost immediately, it seems like he's made a big mista...
S01 • E03 Even so, Americans still hold on to their radios. - The Machines That Built America 00:06
Even so, Americans still hold on to their radios.
S01 • E04 It looked like Harley‐Davidson, - The Machines That Built America 00:14
It looked like Harley‐Davidson,
S01 • E01 I need you to feed this into the intake valve - The Machines That Built America 00:05
I need you to feed this into the intake valve
S01 • E03 ‐ When times got really bad during the great depression, - The Machines That Built America 00:10
‐ When times got really bad during the great depression,
S01 • E01 (dramatic music) - The Machines That Built America 00:09
(dramatic music)
S01 • E03 ‐ [Narrator] Despite the financial challenges - The Machines That Built America 00:15
‐ [Narrator] Despite the financial challenges
S01 • E01 (flywheel rotating) - The Machines That Built America 00:16
(flywheel rotating)
S01 • E04 ‐ [Narrator] Back in Springfield, - The Machines That Built America 00:16
‐ [Narrator] Back in Springfield,
S01 • E01 He's one step closer to his dream - The Machines That Built America 00:07
He's one step closer to his dream