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The Machines That Built America

Unable to regularly import food, thanks to a GermanU‐boat blockade, the British need a way...

Unable to regularly import food, thanks to a German
U‐boat blockade, the British need a way to feed their people fast

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Unable to regularly import food,
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thanks to a German U‐boat blockade,
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the British need a way
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to feed their people fast.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:01
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 • E03 Farnsworth sees his destiny - The Machines That Built America 00:09
Farnsworth sees his destiny
S01 • E01 ‐ The British are suffering from manpower shortages, - The Machines That Built America 00:07
‐ The British are suffering from manpower shortages,
S01 • E04 Desperate to put some distance - The Machines That Built America 00:09
Desperate to put some distance
S01 • E03 ‐ At one point, - The Machines That Built America 00:08
‐ At one point,
S01 • E01 So they began to look for ways - The Machines That Built America 00:07
So they began to look for ways
S01 • E03 Later, the guy who built his whole career - The Machines That Built America 00:15
Later, the guy who built his whole career
S01 • E01 ‐ [Narrator] They turned to Ford - The Machines That Built America 00:06
‐ [Narrator] They turned to Ford
S01 • E04 Honestly, I don't know if that is technically possible yet. - The Machines That Built America 00:06
Honestly, I don't know if that is technically possible ...
S01 • E01 ‐ Now, mind you, Henry Ford has one tractor - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ Now, mind you, Henry Ford has one tractor
S01 • E01 And he says, "Yes." - The Machines That Built America 00:13
And he says, "Yes."
S01 • E03 ‐ [Narrator] Philo Farnsworth has been dealt a major blow - The Machines That Built America 00:08
‐ [Narrator] Philo Farnsworth has been dealt a major blow
S01 • E01 And yet he doesn't have any way to provide them, yet. - The Machines That Built America 00:05
And yet he doesn't have any way to provide them, yet.
S01 • E03 But he still carries one last hope, his patent. - The Machines That Built America 00:06
But he still carries one last hope, his patent.
S01 • E01 ‐ [Chieh] Thinking about him just selling tractors - The Machines That Built America 00:08
‐ [Chieh] Thinking about him just selling tractors
S01 • E04 ‐ [Narrator] After Hedstrom works tirelessly - The Machines That Built America 00:09
‐ [Narrator] After Hedstrom works tirelessly
S01 • E01 It's like, man, not the business route - The Machines That Built America 00:05
It's like, man, not the business route
S01 • E04 ‐ If you're in the innovation business, - The Machines That Built America 00:12
‐ If you're in the innovation business,
S01 • E03 (dramatic music) - The Machines That Built America 00:17
(dramatic music)
S01 • E01 (dramatic music) - The Machines That Built America 00:06
(dramatic music)
S01 • E01 The new model is 2,500 pounds - The Machines That Built America 00:07
The new model is 2,500 pounds