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[Narrator] But Farnsworth
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The Machines That Built America

? But Farnsworth, still without corporate backingafter being axed by Philco, is starting...

� [Narrator] But Farnsworth, still without corporate backing
after being axed by Philco, is starting to crumble

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‐ [Narrator] But Farnsworth,
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still without corporate backing after being axed by Philco,
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is starting to crumble.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:32
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 • E04 ‐ We can probably afford to finance one. - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ We can probably afford to finance one.
S01 • E01 ‐ Not long after Henry Ford begins work on his automobile, - The Machines That Built America 00:06
‐ Not long after Henry Ford begins work on his automobile,
S01 • E01 It's something that he sort of has a heartfelt passion for. - The Machines That Built America 00:05
It's something that he sort of has a heartfelt passion ...
S01 • E03 Farnsworth at that point is drinking a lot. - The Machines That Built America 00:05
Farnsworth at that point is drinking a lot.
S01 • E04 ‐ Well, that rider - The Machines That Built America 00:09
‐ Well, that rider
S01 • E01 ‐ Some of the best businesses come from wanting - The Machines That Built America 00:10
‐ Some of the best businesses come from wanting
S01 • E03 (dramatic music) - The Machines That Built America 00:08
(dramatic music)
S01 • E01 I think sometimes we think - The Machines That Built America 00:07
I think sometimes we think
S01 • E03 ‐ Mr. Zworykin, during your visit to Mr. Farnsworth lab, - The Machines That Built America 00:09
‐ Mr. Zworykin, during your visit to Mr. Farnsworth lab,
S01 • E01 ‐ [Narrator] Ford knows that Benjamin Holt caters - The Machines That Built America 00:06
‐ [Narrator] Ford knows that Benjamin Holt caters
S01 • E01 So he sets out to conquer an even more lucrative market; - The Machines That Built America 00:09
So he sets out to conquer an even more lucrative market;
S01 • E04 ‐ The new Indian Motorcycle - The Machines That Built America 00:07
‐ The new Indian Motorcycle
S01 • E03 ‐ [Narrator] RCA focuses - The Machines That Built America 00:06
‐ [Narrator] RCA focuses
S01 • E01 If he can create an affordable, - The Machines That Built America 00:07
If he can create an affordable,
S01 • E03 ‐ I would like to say that I devised my television system - The Machines That Built America 00:07
‐ I would like to say that I devised my television system
S01 • E01 (knocking) - The Machines That Built America 00:04
(knocking)
S01 • E04 The number one thing is that‐ - The Machines That Built America 00:05
The number one thing is that‐
S01 • E01 ‐ [Narrator] He calls his machine, the automobile plow, - The Machines That Built America 00:08
‐ [Narrator] He calls his machine, the automobile plow,
S01 • E03 ‐ Well, Mr. Farnsworth had his idea well before that. - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ Well, Mr. Farnsworth had his idea well before that.
S01 • E04 My name is Davidson, Arthur Davidson. - The Machines That Built America 00:04
My name is Davidson, Arthur Davidson.