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The Machines That Built America

He thinks, "What if I could use "this gasoline poweredcombustion engine "to drive a...

He thinks, "What if I could use "this gasoline powered
combustion engine "to drive a tractor." This was a genius idea

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He thinks, "What if I could use
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"this gasoline powered combustion engine
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"to drive a tractor."
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This was a genius idea.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:58
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 By spring, the two men believe they are ready - The Machines That Built America 00:07
By spring, the two men believe they are ready
S01 • E03 ‐ Looking back on it for us, it doesn't seem like a lot, - The Machines That Built America 00:10
‐ Looking back on it for us, it doesn't seem like a lot...
S01 • E01 ‐ [James] The first internal combustion engines in the U. S., - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ [James] The first internal combustion engines in the U. S....
S01 • E04 A consummate showman, Hendee stages a dramatic reveal - The Machines That Built America 00:09
A consummate showman, Hendee stages a dramatic reveal
S01 • E01 There was a huge wave of farmers buying - The Machines That Built America 00:10
There was a huge wave of farmers buying
S01 • E03 ‐ Today we'd be like, - The Machines That Built America 00:12
‐ Today we'd be like,
S01 • E01 (dramatic music) - The Machines That Built America 00:14
(dramatic music)
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,