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The Machines That Built America

(ominous music) ‐ And PhiloFarnsworth has no idea that David Sarnoff is about to make his...

(ominous music) ‐ [Narrator] And Philo
Farnsworth has no idea that David Sarnoff is about to make his most
audacious move of all

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‐ [Narrator] And Philo Farnsworth has no idea
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that David Sarnoff
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is about to make his most audacious move of all.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:48
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 With sales of his giant steam tractor slowing down, - The Machines That Built America 00:09
With sales of his giant steam tractor slowing down,
S01 • E01 Thanks to their signature tracks, - The Machines That Built America 00:11
Thanks to their signature tracks,
S01 • E04 ‐ The Model T came out in 1908, - The Machines That Built America 00:10
‐ The Model T came out in 1908,
S01 • E01 ‐ All right, boys, - The Machines That Built America 00:11
‐ All right, boys,
S01 • E03 (dramatic music) - The Machines That Built America 00:09
(dramatic music)
S01 • E04 ‐ [Narrator] As the assembly line ramps up, - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ [Narrator] As the assembly line ramps up,
S01 • E04 It's now about the same cost as a top of the line motorcycle - The Machines That Built America 00:05
It's now about the same cost as a top of the line motor...
S01 • E01 (workers cheer) - The Machines That Built America 00:09
(workers cheer)
S01 • E03 They arrive to view the marvels - The Machines That Built America 00:05
They arrive to view the marvels
S01 • E03 ‐ [Narrator] On April 30th, 1939, - The Machines That Built America 00:10
‐ [Narrator] On April 30th, 1939,
S01 • E04 But Harley‐Davidson has a plan - The Machines That Built America 00:08
But Harley‐Davidson has a plan
S01 • E01 They quickly realized that these track type tractors - The Machines That Built America 00:10
They quickly realized that these track type tractors
S01 • E03 With another world war brewing in Europe, - The Machines That Built America 00:07
With another world war brewing in Europe,
S01 • E01 For Holt, it was a boom for business. - The Machines That Built America 00:04
For Holt, it was a boom for business.
S01 • E04 ‐ Harley Davidson created a product line - The Machines That Built America 00:11
‐ Harley Davidson created a product line
S01 • E01 ‐ [Narrator] It's not long before Holt's machines, - The Machines That Built America 00:09
‐ [Narrator] It's not long before Holt's machines,...
S01 • E03 It's chance for every country and large corporations - The Machines That Built America 00:09
It's chance for every country and large corporations
S01 • E01 ‐ The countries that went to war, - The Machines That Built America 00:14
‐ The countries that went to war,
S01 • E04 ‐ This was this type of man rides a car, - The Machines That Built America 00:08
‐ This was this type of man rides a car,
S01 • E03 ‐ [Narrator] The theme of the six month exposition - The Machines That Built America 00:06
‐ [Narrator] The theme of the six month exposition