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[Narrator] In 1930
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The Machines That Built America

� In 1930, Sarnoff is promotedto president of RCA

� [Narrator] In 1930, Sarnoff is promoted
to president of RCA

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‐ [Narrator] In 1930,
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Sarnoff is promoted to president of RCA.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:18
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 • E03 Flush with money from NBC's ads, - The Machines That Built America 00:11
Flush with money from NBC's ads,
S01 • E04 ‐ They were exciting, they were dangerous, - The Machines That Built America 00:06
‐ They were exciting, they were dangerous,
S01 • E04 If you lived on a farm 10 miles outside of town, - The Machines That Built America 00:07
If you lived on a farm 10 miles outside of town,
S01 • E01 After months of work, Froelich has managed - The Machines That Built America 00:09
After months of work, Froelich has managed
S01 • E04 ‐ [Narrator] With the success of the Indian Single, - The Machines That Built America 00:16
‐ [Narrator] With the success of the Indian Single,
S01 • E03 ‐ He found out about a scientist - The Machines That Built America 00:11
‐ He found out about a scientist
S01 • E01 (dramatic music) - The Machines That Built America 00:05
(dramatic music)
S01 • E01 ‐ [Narrator] A gasoline powered tractor could be - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ [Narrator] A gasoline powered tractor could be
S01 • E03 ‐ Vladimir Zworykin is smart, he's clever. - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ Vladimir Zworykin is smart, he's clever.
S01 • E04 Their machine is still crude, - The Machines That Built America 00:14
Their machine is still crude,
S01 • E03 Probably not as clever as Farnsworth but he's imaginative. - The Machines That Built America 00:06
Probably not as clever as Farnsworth but he's imaginati...
S01 • E03 ‐ [Narrator] Zworykin has been working for years - The Machines That Built America 00:10
‐ [Narrator] Zworykin has been working for years
S01 • E04 But it works, - The Machines That Built America 00:07
But it works,
S01 • E03 (ominous music) - The Machines That Built America 00:10
(ominous music)
S01 • E01 ‐ Months of hard work - The Machines That Built America 00:10
‐ Months of hard work
S01 • E04 The test reveals it's faults, - The Machines That Built America 00:11
The test reveals it's faults,
S01 • E01 (metal clinging) - The Machines That Built America 00:06
(metal clinging)
S01 • E03 The screen will show a picture of five inches - The Machines That Built America 00:08
The screen will show a picture of five inches
S01 • E04 If they want to compete with Hendee, - The Machines That Built America 00:05
If they want to compete with Hendee,
S01 • E03 ‐ Farnsworth had a working camera. - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ Farnsworth had a working camera.