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[Narrator] Farnsworth's backer, Philco
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The Machines That Built America

� Farnsworth'sbacker, Philco, licenses RCA technologyto build its radios

� [Narrator] Farnsworth's
backer, Philco, licenses RCA technology
to build its radios

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‐ [Narrator] Farnsworth's backer, Philco,
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licenses RCA technology to build its radios.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:05
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 ‐ [Narrator] After negotiating a rough patch - The Machines That Built America 00:07
‐ [Narrator] After negotiating a rough patch
S01 • E01 ‐ It's amazing that the track type system - The Machines That Built America 00:14
‐ It's amazing that the track type system
S01 • E03 ‐ Sarnoff called the higher muckety mucks at Philco - The Machines That Built America 00:14
‐ Sarnoff called the higher muckety mucks at Philco
S01 • E04 It turns out somebody already has. - The Machines That Built America 00:04
It turns out somebody already has.
S01 • E01 It completely revolutionized mobility in those industries. - The Machines That Built America 00:05
It completely revolutionized mobility in those industries.
S01 • E03 We'll cut you off." - The Machines That Built America 00:15
We'll cut you off."
S01 • E04 Harley is able to buy the parts he needs - The Machines That Built America 00:09
Harley is able to buy the parts he needs
S01 • E01 ‐ [Narrator] Holt quickly sells a hundred - The Machines That Built America 00:10
‐ [Narrator] Holt quickly sells a hundred
S01 • E04 ‐ So as you hit bumps, - The Machines That Built America 00:11
‐ So as you hit bumps,
S01 • E01 (dramatic music) - The Machines That Built America 00:09
(dramatic music)
S01 • E03 ‐ You could co‐op your enemies, - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ You could co‐op your enemies,
S01 • E01 (dramatic music fading) - The Machines That Built America 00:05
(dramatic music fading)
S01 • E04 Catskills to New York City, endurance race. - The Machines That Built America 00:05
Catskills to New York City, endurance race.
S01 • E01 ‐ [Narrator] At the start of the 20th century, - The Machines That Built America 00:06
‐ [Narrator] At the start of the 20th century,
S01 • E03 (dramatic music) - The Machines That Built America 00:16
(dramatic music)
S01 • E01 (dramatic music) - The Machines That Built America 00:10
(dramatic music)
S01 • E04 ‐ Since Harley had started out as trying - The Machines That Built America 00:15
‐ Since Harley had started out as trying
S01 • E01 He's found success with his model A, F, K, and N. - The Machines That Built America 00:06
He's found success with his model A, F, K, and N.
S01 • E03 ‐ RCA still hasn't quite figured out - The Machines That Built America 00:12
‐ RCA still hasn't quite figured out
S01 • E01 He's just earned his first $1 million in profit, - The Machines That Built America 00:09
He's just earned his first $1 million in profit,