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No longer an Idaho farm boy
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The Machines That Built America

No longer an Idaho farm boy, Farnsworth has traveled westalong with his new wife Pem to...

No longer an Idaho farm boy, Farnsworth has traveled west
along with his new wife Pem to chase his dream

Full Transcript

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No longer an Idaho farm boy,
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Farnsworth has traveled west along with his new wife Pem
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to chase his dream.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:49
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 The engine doesn't generate enough power. - The Machines That Built America 00:04
The engine doesn't generate enough power.
S01 • E01 ‐ My tractor's stuck - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ My tractor's stuck
S01 • E04 Hendee and Hedstrom are at an impasse - The Machines That Built America 00:09
Hendee and Hedstrom are at an impasse
S01 • E03 The technology he's trying to develop - The Machines That Built America 00:06
The technology he's trying to develop
S01 • E01 (upbeat music) - The Machines That Built America 00:08
(upbeat music)
S01 • E03 He calls it his image dissector. - The Machines That Built America 00:04
He calls it his image dissector.
S01 • E03 ‐ The image dissector - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ The image dissector
S01 • E04 ‐ They're getting beat up each and every day - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ They're getting beat up each and every day
S01 • E01 (dramatic music) - The Machines That Built America 00:11
(dramatic music)
S01 • E03 ‐ [Narrator] But after months of effort, - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ [Narrator] But after months of effort,
S01 • E04 (intense upbeat music) - The Machines That Built America 00:10
(intense upbeat music)
S01 • E03 (light bulb shattering) (sad music) - The Machines That Built America 00:06
(light bulb shattering) (sad music)
S01 • E01 Froelich grew up on the farm, - The Machines That Built America 00:04
Froelich grew up on the farm,
S01 • E01 He ended up building - The Machines That Built America 00:05
He ended up building
S01 • E01 ‐ [Narrator] But after starting a new venture, - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ [Narrator] But after starting a new venture,
S01 • E04 (upbeat music) - The Machines That Built America 00:13
(upbeat music)
S01 • E03 ‐ The image dissector tube was structurally unsound - The Machines That Built America 00:08
‐ The image dissector tube was structurally unsound
S01 • E01 They would go to South Dakota - The Machines That Built America 00:04
They would go to South Dakota
S01 • E01 ‐ [Narrator] His 45,000 pounds steam powered tractor is key - The Machines That Built America 00:10
‐ [Narrator] His 45,000 pounds steam powered tractor is key...
S01 • E04 The problem seems to be the carburetor - The Machines That Built America 00:05
The problem seems to be the carburetor