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Farnsworth starts making TVs, rolling them out
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The Machines That Built America

� Farnsworth starts makingTVs, rolling them out

� Farnsworth starts making
TVs, rolling them out

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‐ Farnsworth starts making TVs, rolling them out.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:13
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 • E03 They're advertised in the best magazines, - The Machines That Built America 00:11
They're advertised in the best magazines,
S01 • E01 (upbeat music) - The Machines That Built America 00:10
(upbeat music)
S01 • E04 ‐ Indian sees a giant opportunity - The Machines That Built America 00:11
‐ Indian sees a giant opportunity
S01 • E01 But a new player is about to enter the game; - The Machines That Built America 00:08
But a new player is about to enter the game;
S01 • E03 Boy, what a contrast - The Machines That Built America 00:06
Boy, what a contrast
S01 • E04 ‐ [Narrator] The new management at Indian goes all in, - The Machines That Built America 00:09
‐ [Narrator] The new management at Indian goes all in,
S01 • E03 ‐ [Announcer] Joe Louis puts the finishing touches - The Machines That Built America 00:07
‐ [Announcer] Joe Louis puts the finishing touches
S01 • E01 In 1918, they're already worth over $33 million - The Machines That Built America 00:09
In 1918, they're already worth over $33 million
S01 • E04 ‐ The motorcycle shows up and allows the transportation - The Machines That Built America 00:07
‐ The motorcycle shows up and allows the transportation
S01 • E03 ‐ [Narrator] In 1946, Sarnoff makes a bold move. - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ [Narrator] In 1946, Sarnoff makes a bold move.
S01 • E01 ‐ [Neil] They're building everything from plows - The Machines That Built America 00:13
‐ [Neil] They're building everything from plows
S01 • E03 He stages the first ever TV broadcast - The Machines That Built America 00:16
He stages the first ever TV broadcast
S01 • E04 They're fast, much faster than any other method - The Machines That Built America 00:07
They're fast, much faster than any other method
S01 • E01 They just didn't think there was enough of a market - The Machines That Built America 00:06
They just didn't think there was enough of a market
S01 • E04 ‐ [Narrator] The war effort demands more motorcycles - The Machines That Built America 00:17
‐ [Narrator] The war effort demands more motorcycles
S01 • E03 The broadcast draws 140,000 viewers in New York City alone - The Machines That Built America 00:10
The broadcast draws 140,000 viewers in New York City alone
S01 • E01 (dramatic music) - The Machines That Built America 00:14
(dramatic music)
S01 • E03 In the two years after Farnsworth's patent expires, - The Machines That Built America 00:11
In the two years after Farnsworth's patent expires,
S01 • E04 ‐ During World War One, they knew they had - The Machines That Built America 00:14
‐ During World War One, they knew they had
S01 • E01 I want you to watch me write a check for $2.5 million. - The Machines That Built America 00:09
I want you to watch me write a check for $2.5 million.