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The Machines That Built America

? Gather aroundladies and gentlemen, the motorcycle, themost important invention since the...

� Gather around
ladies and gentlemen, the motorcycle, the
most important invention since the locomotive

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‐ Gather around ladies and gentlemen,
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the motorcycle, the most important invention
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since the locomotive.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:49
Uploaded
May 09, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
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 ‐ He pretty quickly realized - The Machines That Built America 00:11
‐ He pretty quickly realized
S01 • E03 ‐ His family as far as we know, didn't even have a radio. - The Machines That Built America 00:04
‐ His family as far as we know, didn't even have a radi...
S01 • E03 He'd only recently moved to a house that had electricity, - The Machines That Built America 00:12
He'd only recently moved to a house that had electricit...
S01 • E04 ‐ At the turn of the century, - The Machines That Built America 00:15
‐ At the turn of the century,
S01 • E01 ‐ [Narrator] He sees an opportunity, - The Machines That Built America 00:06
‐ [Narrator] He sees an opportunity,
S01 • E03 ‐ [Narrator] In 1921, Farnsworth has his head - The Machines That Built America 00:12
‐ [Narrator] In 1921, Farnsworth has his head
S01 • E01 (dramatic music) - The Machines That Built America 00:16
(dramatic music)
S01 • E04 (engine clanking) - The Machines That Built America 00:20
(engine clanking)
S01 • E03 At the time, the only device that exists - The Machines That Built America 00:11
At the time, the only device that exists
S01 • E01 (upbeat music) - The Machines That Built America 00:10
(upbeat music)
S01 • E03 ‐ The speeding disc would capture pieces of an image - The Machines That Built America 00:08
‐ The speeding disc would capture pieces of an image
S01 • E01 To meet demand, - The Machines That Built America 00:09
To meet demand,
S01 • E03 ‐ At this point, - The Machines That Built America 00:13
‐ At this point,
S01 • E04 They decide to go all in on building their own motorcycle, - The Machines That Built America 00:08
They decide to go all in on building their own motorcycle,
S01 • E01 ‐ But then, inventors figured out - The Machines That Built America 00:07
‐ But then, inventors figured out
S01 • E01 And that's how you get the first tractors. - The Machines That Built America 00:05
And that's how you get the first tractors.
S01 • E03 ‐ [Narrator] Farnsworth believes the key is a new device - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ [Narrator] Farnsworth believes the key is a new device
S01 • E01 (dramatic music) - The Machines That Built America 00:11
(dramatic music)
S01 • E04 By 1900, George Hendee's bicycle business is on the ropes. - The Machines That Built America 00:05
By 1900, George Hendee's bicycle business is on the rop...
S01 • E03 It's already been used in radio to transmit sound. - The Machines That Built America 00:04
It's already been used in radio to transmit sound.