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The Machines That Built America

(mysterious music) ‐ The interesting thing isthat the Philco building was on one side of...

(mysterious music) ‐ The interesting thing is
that the Philco building was on one side of the
Delaware River in Philadelphia

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‐ The interesting thing is that the Philco building
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was on one side of the Delaware River in Philadelphia.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:38
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 Sometimes, it can border on the fanatic. - The Machines That Built America 00:04
Sometimes, it can border on the fanatic.
S01 • E01 You wonder why they won't let go of this idea, - The Machines That Built America 00:09
You wonder why they won't let go of this idea,
S01 • E03 On the other side was Camden, New Jersey, - The Machines That Built America 00:06
On the other side was Camden, New Jersey,
S01 • E04 ‐ [Narrator] It's the first decade of the 20th century - The Machines That Built America 00:07
‐ [Narrator] It's the first decade of the 20th century...
S01 • E03 (dramatic music) - The Machines That Built America 00:07
(dramatic music)
S01 • E04 ‐ Previously, people could only go as fast - The Machines That Built America 00:06
‐ Previously, people could only go as fast
S01 • E01 (dramatic music) - The Machines That Built America 00:09
(dramatic music)
S01 • E03 ‐ Zworykin and RCA - The Machines That Built America 00:09
‐ Zworykin and RCA
S01 • E04 Now, the fact that you could put an engine - The Machines That Built America 00:10
Now, the fact that you could put an engine
S01 • E01 He invites a photographer to capture - The Machines That Built America 00:06
He invites a photographer to capture
S01 • E04 ‐ [Narrator] And the red hot motorcycle is - The Machines That Built America 00:08
‐ [Narrator] And the red hot motorcycle is
S01 • E04 By 1907, Indians showstopping V‐twin engine - The Machines That Built America 00:08
By 1907, Indians showstopping V‐twin engine
S01 • E03 Farnsworth is ahead of him again - The Machines That Built America 00:11
Farnsworth is ahead of him again
S01 • E04 It's a good thing for consumers, it tends to lower prices. - The Machines That Built America 00:05
It's a good thing for consumers, it tends to lower pric...
S01 • E04 It's also a good thing when it comes to innovation. - The Machines That Built America 00:04
It's also a good thing when it comes to innovation.
S01 • E03 I want you to blow Mr. Farnsworth's patent's - The Machines That Built America 00:05
I want you to blow Mr. Farnsworth's patent's
S01 • E04 ‐ [Narrator] Harley‐Davidson knows they can't compete - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ [Narrator] Harley‐Davidson knows they can't compete...
S01 • E01 (photographer laughs) - The Machines That Built America 00:08
(photographer laughs)
S01 • E03 ‐ Sarnoff wages a holy war on Farnsworth. - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ Sarnoff wages a holy war on Farnsworth.
S01 • E04 So they tackle another issue plaguing motorcycles - The Machines That Built America 00:09
So they tackle another issue plaguing motorcycles