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The Machines That Built America

? RCA still hasn'tquite figured out a way to make television that isn't somewhat similarto...

� RCA still hasn't
quite figured out a way to make television that isn't somewhat similar
to Farnsworth's patent

Full Transcript

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‐ RCA still hasn't quite figured out
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a way to make television
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that isn't somewhat similar to Farnsworth's patent.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:12
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 He's just earned his first $1 million in profit, - The Machines That Built America 00:09
He's just earned his first $1 million in profit,
S01 • E04 ‐ Indian is sponsoring one of riders, I guarantee it. - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ Indian is sponsoring one of riders, I guarantee it.
S01 • E03 ‐ Seeing Farnsworth go up against RCA - The Machines That Built America 00:07
‐ Seeing Farnsworth go up against RCA
S01 • E03 ‐ [Narrator] But Farnsworth, - The Machines That Built America 00:07
‐ [Narrator] But Farnsworth,
S01 • E04 ‐ We can probably afford to finance one. - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ We can probably afford to finance one.
S01 • E01 ‐ Not long after Henry Ford begins work on his automobile, - The Machines That Built America 00:06
‐ Not long after Henry Ford begins work on his automobile,
S01 • E01 It's something that he sort of has a heartfelt passion for. - The Machines That Built America 00:05
It's something that he sort of has a heartfelt passion ...
S01 • E03 Farnsworth at that point is drinking a lot. - The Machines That Built America 00:05
Farnsworth at that point is drinking a lot.
S01 • E04 ‐ Well, that rider - The Machines That Built America 00:09
‐ Well, that rider
S01 • E01 ‐ Some of the best businesses come from wanting - The Machines That Built America 00:10
‐ Some of the best businesses come from wanting
S01 • E03 (dramatic music) - The Machines That Built America 00:08
(dramatic music)
S01 • E01 I think sometimes we think - The Machines That Built America 00:07
I think sometimes we think
S01 • E03 ‐ Mr. Zworykin, during your visit to Mr. Farnsworth lab, - The Machines That Built America 00:09
‐ Mr. Zworykin, during your visit to Mr. Farnsworth lab,
S01 • E01 ‐ [Narrator] Ford knows that Benjamin Holt caters - The Machines That Built America 00:06
‐ [Narrator] Ford knows that Benjamin Holt caters
S01 • E01 So he sets out to conquer an even more lucrative market; - The Machines That Built America 00:09
So he sets out to conquer an even more lucrative market;
S01 • E04 ‐ The new Indian Motorcycle - The Machines That Built America 00:07
‐ The new Indian Motorcycle
S01 • E03 ‐ [Narrator] RCA focuses - The Machines That Built America 00:06
‐ [Narrator] RCA focuses
S01 • E01 If he can create an affordable, - The Machines That Built America 00:07
If he can create an affordable,
S01 • E03 ‐ I would like to say that I devised my television system - The Machines That Built America 00:07
‐ I would like to say that I devised my television system
S01 • E04 The number one thing is that‐ - The Machines That Built America 00:05
The number one thing is that‐