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The Machines That Built America

(ominous music) In New York aftertwo years of effort, David Sarnoff's engineersare still...

(ominous music) In New York after
two years of effort, David Sarnoff's engineers
are still experimenting with primitive
mechanical television and have little to show for it

Full Transcript

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In New York after two years of effort,
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David Sarnoff's engineers are still experimenting
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with primitive mechanical television
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and have little to show for it.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:37
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 ‐ [Narrator] The centerpiece - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ [Narrator] The centerpiece
S01 • E01 ‐ [Narrator] But he's not the only one dreaming - The Machines That Built America 00:07
‐ [Narrator] But he's not the only one dreaming
S01 • E03 ‐ Sarnoff sees this little Philo Farnsworth - The Machines That Built America 00:11
‐ Sarnoff sees this little Philo Farnsworth
S01 • E01 (upbeat music) - The Machines That Built America 00:14
(upbeat music)
S01 • E04 (crowd applauding) - The Machines That Built America 00:10
(crowd applauding)
S01 • E03 Sarnoff pens an op ed about television - The Machines That Built America 00:05
Sarnoff pens an op ed about television
S01 • E03 ‐ He says, "RCA is gonna be the company - The Machines That Built America 00:18
‐ He says, "RCA is gonna be the company
S01 • E01 (dramatic music) - The Machines That Built America 00:11
(dramatic music)
S01 • E04 Meanwhile, still struggling to get their motorcycle built, - The Machines That Built America 00:07
Meanwhile, still struggling to get their motorcycle built,
S01 • E01 ‐ [Narrator] During the day, - The Machines That Built America 00:17
‐ [Narrator] During the day,
S01 • E03 ‐ Innovation depends on a certain degree of confidence - The Machines That Built America 00:06
‐ Innovation depends on a certain degree of confidence
S01 • E04 ‐ Arthur writes a letter to his brother, - The Machines That Built America 00:08
‐ Arthur writes a letter to his brother,
S01 • E03 And so one of the things the depression did - The Machines That Built America 00:07
And so one of the things the depression did
S01 • E03 (dramatic music) - The Machines That Built America 00:09
(dramatic music)
S01 • E04 Walter was a bit hoodwinked, he was told - The Machines That Built America 00:07
Walter was a bit hoodwinked, he was told
S01 • E03 His most valuable asset, his TV design, - The Machines That Built America 00:07
His most valuable asset, his TV design,
S01 • E04 We just have to throw it all together - The Machines That Built America 00:06
We just have to throw it all together
S01 • E01 ‐ He built from parts he could find around the house, - The Machines That Built America 00:07
‐ He built from parts he could find around the house,
S01 • E04 ‐ Well, you. - The Machines That Built America 00:04
‐ Well, you.
S01 • E03 ‐ And although he was still a young man, - The Machines That Built America 00:06
‐ And although he was still a young man,