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The Machines That Built America

? Society is changing, people, they know theycan get on a train and go three statesaway in...

� Society is changing, people, they know they
can get on a train and go three states
away in an afternoon, they know they can get on a
trolley car in a city and get to the other side of town
easily but they want more, they want more mobility

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‐ Society is changing,
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people, they know they can get on a train
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and go three states away in an afternoon,
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they know they can get on a trolley car in a city and get
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to the other side of town easily but they want more,
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they want more mobility.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
38
Timestamp in Movie
00:03:06
Uploaded
May 09, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
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 In 1875, one young farm boy will do anything he can - The Machines That Built America 00:08
In 1875, one young farm boy will do anything he can
S01 • E03 I mean the guy was a hustler. - The Machines That Built America 00:04
I mean the guy was a hustler.
S01 • E03 ‐ [Narrator] That hustle got him a job at the company - The Machines That Built America 00:06
‐ [Narrator] That hustle got him a job at the company
S01 • E03 When one day Sarnoff just a teenage office boy, - The Machines That Built America 00:07
When one day Sarnoff just a teenage office boy,
S01 • E04 ‐ [Narrator] Cars don't yet exist - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ [Narrator] Cars don't yet exist
S01 • E01 ‐ [Narrator] His name is Henry Ford. - The Machines That Built America 00:04
‐ [Narrator] His name is Henry Ford.
S01 • E03 May I be of assistance?" - The Machines That Built America 00:08
May I be of assistance?"
S01 • E04 People are desperate for a personal form - The Machines That Built America 00:10
People are desperate for a personal form
S01 • E01 ‐ Henry Ford grew up on a farm, - The Machines That Built America 00:06
‐ Henry Ford grew up on a farm,
S01 • E03 He wanted to become a great man like Marconi - The Machines That Built America 00:08
He wanted to become a great man like Marconi
S01 • E04 ‐ At the turn of the century, - The Machines That Built America 00:06
‐ At the turn of the century,
S01 • E01 He knows what arduous work farming is. - The Machines That Built America 00:04
He knows what arduous work farming is.
S01 • E03 ‐ [Narrator] One day, Sarnoff will be known - The Machines That Built America 00:17
‐ [Narrator] One day, Sarnoff will be known
S01 • E04 It allows for Americans to be able to have freedom - The Machines That Built America 00:07
It allows for Americans to be able to have freedom
S01 • E01 ‐ He didn't like farming in large part - The Machines That Built America 00:07
‐ He didn't like farming in large part
S01 • E04 ‐ [Narrator] As bicycles become stronger, faster - The Machines That Built America 00:12
‐ [Narrator] As bicycles become stronger, faster
S01 • E01 (dramatic music) - The Machines That Built America 00:09
(dramatic music)
S01 • E03 Back in July, 1921, - The Machines That Built America 00:07
Back in July, 1921,
S01 • E01 When he was 12‐years‐old, - The Machines That Built America 00:04
When he was 12‐years‐old,
S01 • E04 Racing fuels a massive boom in sales and by the early 1890s, - The Machines That Built America 00:13
Racing fuels a massive boom in sales and by the early 1890s,