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[Narrator] What no one knows
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The Machines That Built America

? What no one knows is that David Sarnoff'stelevision system, particularly the camera, is...

� [Narrator] What no one knows is that David Sarnoff's
television system, particularly the camera, is still using aspects of
Philo Farnsworth's technology

Full Transcript

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‐ [Narrator] What no one knows
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is that David Sarnoff's television system,
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particularly the camera,
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is still using aspects of Philo Farnsworth's technology.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:33:15
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 A fact Sarnoff is brazenly ignoring. - The Machines That Built America 00:04
A fact Sarnoff is brazenly ignoring.
S01 • E01 (dramatic music) - The Machines That Built America 00:12
(dramatic music)
S01 • E03 ‐ Sarnoff just made this decision, - The Machines That Built America 00:07
‐ Sarnoff just made this decision,
S01 • E04 ‐ [Narrator] As the popularity of the sport continues - The Machines That Built America 00:09
‐ [Narrator] As the popularity of the sport continues
S01 • E03 He who stands on the mountain top - The Machines That Built America 00:06
He who stands on the mountain top
S01 • E01 (dramatic music) - The Machines That Built America 00:06
(dramatic music)
S01 • E04 ‐ If your dad could afford an Indian, holy cow, - The Machines That Built America 00:15
‐ If your dad could afford an Indian, holy cow,
S01 • E03 ‐ The birth of television happened - The Machines That Built America 00:07
‐ The birth of television happened
S01 • E01 But in 1915, - The Machines That Built America 00:06
But in 1915,
S01 • E03 Sarnoff knew he was on the hook and had a lot of liability, - The Machines That Built America 00:06
Sarnoff knew he was on the hook and had a lot of liability,
S01 • E01 ‐ Get me the "Nebraska State Journal." - The Machines That Built America 00:10
‐ Get me the "Nebraska State Journal."
S01 • E03 (ominous music) - The Machines That Built America 00:10
(ominous music)
S01 • E04 ‐ [Narrator] Indians cache catches the attention - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ [Narrator] Indians cache catches the attention
S01 • E03 ‐ [Narrator] By pure coincidence, - The Machines That Built America 00:07
‐ [Narrator] By pure coincidence,
S01 • E01 Because it replaces six horses - The Machines That Built America 00:05
Because it replaces six horses
S01 • E04 ‐ You know, they just realize - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ You know, they just realize
S01 • E01 (indistinct) - The Machines That Built America 00:07
(indistinct)
S01 • E03 ‐ So that you might judge for yourself - The Machines That Built America 00:07
‐ So that you might judge for yourself
S01 • E04 So they finally gave it up and put a team together. - The Machines That Built America 00:05
So they finally gave it up and put a team together.
S01 • E01 (dramatic music) - The Machines That Built America 00:15
(dramatic music)