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[Narrator] In 1940, Sarnoff finally agrees
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The Machines That Built America

? In 1940,Sarnoff finally agrees to license Farnsworth's patentfor a one million dollar...

� [Narrator] In 1940,
Sarnoff finally agrees to license Farnsworth's patent
for a one million dollar fee plus royalties on
RCA television sets

Full Transcript

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‐ [Narrator] In 1940, Sarnoff finally agrees
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to license Farnsworth's patent for a one million dollar fee
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plus royalties on RCA television sets.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:36:38
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 A simple design; is easy to assemble, - The Machines That Built America 00:06
A simple design; is easy to assemble,
S01 • E04 ‐ [Narrator] It would be almost 50 years - The Machines That Built America 00:09
‐ [Narrator] It would be almost 50 years
S01 • E01 (upbeat music) - The Machines That Built America 00:12
(upbeat music)
S01 • E03 (dramatic music) - The Machines That Built America 00:12
(dramatic music)
S01 • E01 All 6,000 miraculously make it to England. - The Machines That Built America 00:05
All 6,000 miraculously make it to England.
S01 • E01 ‐ Things just really don't always work that way, - The Machines That Built America 00:06
‐ Things just really don't always work that way,
S01 • E01 It's amazing that he could pull it off. - The Machines That Built America 00:04
It's amazing that he could pull it off.
S01 • E03 A less good story is there was this other guy - The Machines That Built America 00:09
A less good story is there was this other guy
S01 • E01 ‐ [David] It was possible - The Machines That Built America 00:21
‐ [David] It was possible
S01 • E03 ‐ All of their bullying tactics, - The Machines That Built America 00:07
‐ All of their bullying tactics,
S01 • E03 ‐ [Narrator] But Farnsworth's victory is short‐lived. - The Machines That Built America 00:04
‐ [Narrator] But Farnsworth's victory is short‐lived....
S01 • E04 ‐ [Narrator] Two years later, without his partner, - The Machines That Built America 00:14
‐ [Narrator] Two years later, without his partner,
S01 • E03 When the US enters World War II, - The Machines That Built America 00:11
When the US enters World War II,
S01 • E01 ‐ Congratulations, not only did we sell 6,000 - The Machines That Built America 00:10
‐ Congratulations, not only did we sell 6,000
S01 • E03 The delay means a new problem for Farnsworth. - The Machines That Built America 00:05
The delay means a new problem for Farnsworth.
S01 • E04 Leaving the company he founded - The Machines That Built America 00:06
Leaving the company he founded
S01 • E03 ‐ Sarnoff has time on his side - The Machines That Built America 00:07
‐ Sarnoff has time on his side
S01 • E01 ‐ [Narrator] By 1918, Ford outperforms all his competitors, - The Machines That Built America 00:12
‐ [Narrator] By 1918, Ford outperforms all his competitors,...
S01 • E04 ‐ [Narrator] It's 1917 and the United States has been dragged - The Machines That Built America 00:11
‐ [Narrator] It's 1917 and the United States has been d...
S01 • E03 ‐ [Narrator] When the war ends in 1945, - The Machines That Built America 00:09
‐ [Narrator] When the war ends in 1945,