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The Machines That Built America

Later, the guy whobuilt his whole career on controlling electricity now found...

Later, the guy who
built his whole career on controlling electricity now found himself
strapped to a table at this facility
in Massachusetts and electrodes
strapped to his head

Full Transcript

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Later, the guy who built his whole career
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on controlling electricity
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now found himself strapped to a table
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at this facility in Massachusetts
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and electrodes strapped to his head.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:17
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 • E01 ‐ [Narrator] They turned to Ford - The Machines That Built America 00:06
‐ [Narrator] They turned to Ford
S01 • E04 Honestly, I don't know if that is technically possible yet. - The Machines That Built America 00:06
Honestly, I don't know if that is technically possible ...
S01 • E01 ‐ Now, mind you, Henry Ford has one tractor - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ Now, mind you, Henry Ford has one tractor
S01 • E01 And he says, "Yes." - The Machines That Built America 00:13
And he says, "Yes."
S01 • E03 ‐ [Narrator] Philo Farnsworth has been dealt a major blow - The Machines That Built America 00:08
‐ [Narrator] Philo Farnsworth has been dealt a major blow
S01 • E01 And yet he doesn't have any way to provide them, yet. - The Machines That Built America 00:05
And yet he doesn't have any way to provide them, yet.
S01 • E03 But he still carries one last hope, his patent. - The Machines That Built America 00:06
But he still carries one last hope, his patent.
S01 • E01 ‐ [Chieh] Thinking about him just selling tractors - The Machines That Built America 00:08
‐ [Chieh] Thinking about him just selling tractors
S01 • E04 ‐ [Narrator] After Hedstrom works tirelessly - The Machines That Built America 00:09
‐ [Narrator] After Hedstrom works tirelessly
S01 • E01 It's like, man, not the business route - The Machines That Built America 00:05
It's like, man, not the business route
S01 • E04 ‐ If you're in the innovation business, - The Machines That Built America 00:12
‐ If you're in the innovation business,
S01 • E03 (dramatic music) - The Machines That Built America 00:17
(dramatic music)
S01 • E01 (dramatic music) - The Machines That Built America 00:06
(dramatic music)
S01 • E01 The new model is 2,500 pounds - The Machines That Built America 00:07
The new model is 2,500 pounds
S01 • E01 It's about a third as powerful as Holt's Caterpillar, - The Machines That Built America 00:09
It's about a third as powerful as Holt's Caterpill...
S01 • E04 ‐ [Narrator] Hendee and Hedstrom - The Machines That Built America 00:08
‐ [Narrator] Hendee and Hedstrom
S01 • E03 ‐ He wanted the narrative to be RCA gets television first. - The Machines That Built America 00:06
‐ He wanted the narrative to be RCA gets television first.
S01 • E03 ‐ [Narrator] Philo Farnsworth remains in ill health, - The Machines That Built America 00:12
‐ [Narrator] Philo Farnsworth remains in ill health,
S01 • E01 For easier production, - The Machines That Built America 00:05
For easier production,
S01 • E01 Unlike Holt's tractor, - The Machines That Built America 00:05
Unlike Holt's tractor,