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The Machines That Built America

I want it light,I want it strong, and I want itsimple, understand?

I want it light,
I want it strong, and I want it
simple, understand?

Full Transcript

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I want it light, I want it strong,
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and I want it simple, understand?
Duration
7 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:39
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 (crowd laughing) - The Machines That Built America 00:09
(crowd laughing)
S01 • E03 ‐ [Male] Excuse me, I'm looking for a teacher - The Machines That Built America 00:04
‐ [Male] Excuse me, I'm looking for a teacher
S01 • E01 The Model T is about to finally drive the horse - The Machines That Built America 00:08
The Model T is about to finally drive the horse
S01 • E04 ‐ With all due respect, sir, we plan to win this race. - The Machines That Built America 00:06
‐ With all due respect, sir, we plan to win this race.
S01 • E03 ‐ Remember a student name Philo Farnsworth? - The Machines That Built America 00:04
‐ Remember a student name Philo Farnsworth?
S01 • E03 ‐ He actually goes and finds his high school teacher - The Machines That Built America 00:16
‐ He actually goes and finds his high school teacher
S01 • E01 ‐ [Neil] Having a lightweight tractor was something - The Machines That Built America 00:06
‐ [Neil] Having a lightweight tractor was something
S01 • E01 Growing up on the farm, - The Machines That Built America 00:07
Growing up on the farm,
S01 • E04 (motorcycles revving) - The Machines That Built America 00:04
(motorcycles revving)
S01 • E01 So, lightweight, something that was easy - The Machines That Built America 00:06
So, lightweight, something that was easy
S01 • E03 ‐ He goes to his attic and he digs through dusty notebooks - The Machines That Built America 00:11
‐ He goes to his attic and he digs through dusty notebooks
S01 • E01 (dramatic music) - The Machines That Built America 00:07
(dramatic music)
S01 • E01 So he borrows the engine from his Ford Model B - The Machines That Built America 00:07
So he borrows the engine from his Ford Model B
S01 • E03 ‐ "In summation, - The Machines That Built America 00:15
‐ "In summation,
S01 • E01 ‐ Henry Ford was like a once in a lifetime, - The Machines That Built America 00:08
‐ Henry Ford was like a once in a lifetime,
S01 • E04 ‐ Imagine riding this motorcycle over uneven terrain, - The Machines That Built America 00:08
‐ Imagine riding this motorcycle over uneven terrain,
S01 • E01 And it didn't, his doubt - The Machines That Built America 00:04
And it didn't, his doubt
S01 • E01 (dramatic music) - The Machines That Built America 00:09
(dramatic music)
S01 • E03 ‐ [Narrator] Eventually, the board issues its decision, - The Machines That Built America 00:08
‐ [Narrator] Eventually, the board issues its decision,
S01 • E04 That's a Testament to the quality - The Machines That Built America 00:05
That's a Testament to the quality