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Farnsworth is ahead of him again
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The Machines That Built America

Farnsworth is ahead of him again and his patent isso broadly worded, simply titled...

Farnsworth is ahead of him again and his patent is
so broadly worded, simply titled television system, that it seems untouchable

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Farnsworth is ahead of him again
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and his patent is so broadly worded,
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simply titled television system,
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that it seems untouchable.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:24:20
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 It's a good thing for consumers, it tends to lower prices. - The Machines That Built America 00:05
It's a good thing for consumers, it tends to lower pric...
S01 • E04 It's also a good thing when it comes to innovation. - The Machines That Built America 00:04
It's also a good thing when it comes to innovation.
S01 • E03 I want you to blow Mr. Farnsworth's patent's - The Machines That Built America 00:05
I want you to blow Mr. Farnsworth's patent's
S01 • E04 ‐ [Narrator] Harley‐Davidson knows they can't compete - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ [Narrator] Harley‐Davidson knows they can't compete...
S01 • E01 (photographer laughs) - The Machines That Built America 00:08
(photographer laughs)
S01 • E03 ‐ Sarnoff wages a holy war on Farnsworth. - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ Sarnoff wages a holy war on Farnsworth.
S01 • E04 So they tackle another issue plaguing motorcycles - The Machines That Built America 00:09
So they tackle another issue plaguing motorcycles
S01 • E03 ‐ [Narrator] In 1932, - The Machines That Built America 00:11
‐ [Narrator] In 1932,
S01 • E04 ‐ I personally cannot imagine that it was a lot - The Machines That Built America 00:08
‐ I personally cannot imagine that it was a lot
S01 • E01 (dramatic music) (tractor engine revving) - The Machines That Built America 00:16
(dramatic music) (tractor engine revving)
S01 • E03 Then, Sarnoff delivers another blow. - The Machines That Built America 00:04
Then, Sarnoff delivers another blow.
S01 • E04 ‐ It would have been driving 35, 40 miles an hour - The Machines That Built America 00:08
‐ It would have been driving 35, 40 miles an hour
S01 • E03 ‐ [Narrator] Farnsworth's backer, Philco, - The Machines That Built America 00:07
‐ [Narrator] Farnsworth's backer, Philco,
S01 • E01 ‐ It's amazing that the track type system - The Machines That Built America 00:14
‐ It's amazing that the track type system
S01 • E04 ‐ [Narrator] After negotiating a rough patch - The Machines That Built America 00:07
‐ [Narrator] After negotiating a rough patch
S01 • E03 ‐ Sarnoff called the higher muckety mucks at Philco - The Machines That Built America 00:14
‐ Sarnoff called the higher muckety mucks at Philco
S01 • E04 It turns out somebody already has. - The Machines That Built America 00:04
It turns out somebody already has.
S01 • E01 It completely revolutionized mobility in those industries. - The Machines That Built America 00:05
It completely revolutionized mobility in those industries.
S01 • E03 We'll cut you off." - The Machines That Built America 00:15
We'll cut you off."
S01 • E04 Harley is able to buy the parts he needs - The Machines That Built America 00:09
Harley is able to buy the parts he needs