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The Machines That Built America

So when you'rebuilding an engine that needs to be precise, building with partsthat are not...

So when you're
building an engine that needs to be precise, building with parts
that are not precise, it makes it difficult to
replicate your success

Full Transcript

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So when you're building an engine
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that needs to be precise,
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building with parts that are not precise,
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it makes it difficult to replicate your success.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:23
Uploaded
May 09, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 Arthur begins recruiting new Harley‐Davidson dealers. - The Machines That Built America 00:05
Arthur begins recruiting new Harley‐Davidson dealers.
S01 • E04 ‐ Arthur Davidson wanted somebody - The Machines That Built America 00:10
‐ Arthur Davidson wanted somebody
S01 • E03 ‐ [Narrator] Sarnoff knows Farnsworth's lab - The Machines That Built America 00:06
‐ [Narrator] Sarnoff knows Farnsworth's lab
S01 • E01 ‐ [Narrator] Over the next year, - The Machines That Built America 00:07
‐ [Narrator] Over the next year,
S01 • E03 ‐ Sarnoff would make $100,000 offer - The Machines That Built America 00:09
‐ Sarnoff would make $100,000 offer
S01 • E04 ‐ [Narrator] Within a year, Harley‐Davidson Motorcycles are - The Machines That Built America 00:11
‐ [Narrator] Within a year, Harley‐Davidson Motorcycles are...
S01 • E01 ‐ By 1895, his partners decided they wanna go - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ By 1895, his partners decided they wanna go
S01 • E03 ‐ Tell Mr. Sarnoff he may be able - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ Tell Mr. Sarnoff he may be able
S01 • E01 (metal clings) - The Machines That Built America 00:10
(metal clings)
S01 • E03 ‐ Especially in the backdrop of the depression, - The Machines That Built America 00:06
‐ Especially in the backdrop of the depression,
S01 • E01 ‐ [Donny] So many startups do have the great idea, - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ [Donny] So many startups do have the great idea,
S01 • E03 ‐ Most passionate inventors will do that. - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ Most passionate inventors will do that.
S01 • E03 They believe so much in what they have - The Machines That Built America 00:06
They believe so much in what they have
S01 • E01 ‐ [Narrator] Froelich's tractor will one day return, - The Machines That Built America 00:07
‐ [Narrator] Froelich's tractor will one day return,
S01 • E03 ‐ [Narrator] But Sarnoff won't let a simple no stop him. - The Machines That Built America 00:04
‐ [Narrator] But Sarnoff won't let a simple no stop him...
S01 • E04 ‐ I can't tell much from that picture but I'm not worried. - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ I can't tell much from that picture but I'm not ...
S01 • E03 (dramatic music) - The Machines That Built America 00:14
(dramatic music)
S01 • E01 In California, Benjamin Holt continues to struggle - The Machines That Built America 00:13
In California, Benjamin Holt continues to struggle
S01 • E04 ‐ [Narrator] Hendee and Hedstrom know to stay - The Machines That Built America 00:08
‐ [Narrator] Hendee and Hedstrom know to stay
S01 • E04 ‐ When you look at us as humans, - The Machines That Built America 00:10
‐ When you look at us as humans,