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The Machines That Built America

When the US enters World War II, work on television ceases as both RCA andFarnsworth's...

When the US enters World War II, work on television ceases as both RCA and
Farnsworth's company switch to wartime production

Full Transcript

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When the US enters World War II,
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work on television ceases
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as both RCA and Farnsworth's company
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switch to wartime production.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:37:30
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 ‐ Congratulations, not only did we sell 6,000 - The Machines That Built America 00:10
‐ Congratulations, not only did we sell 6,000
S01 • E03 The delay means a new problem for Farnsworth. - The Machines That Built America 00:05
The delay means a new problem for Farnsworth.
S01 • E04 Leaving the company he founded - The Machines That Built America 00:06
Leaving the company he founded
S01 • E03 ‐ Sarnoff has time on his side - The Machines That Built America 00:07
‐ Sarnoff has time on his side
S01 • E01 ‐ [Narrator] By 1918, Ford outperforms all his competitors, - The Machines That Built America 00:12
‐ [Narrator] By 1918, Ford outperforms all his competitors,...
S01 • E04 ‐ [Narrator] It's 1917 and the United States has been dragged - The Machines That Built America 00:11
‐ [Narrator] It's 1917 and the United States has been d...
S01 • E03 ‐ [Narrator] When the war ends in 1945, - The Machines That Built America 00:09
‐ [Narrator] When the war ends in 1945,
S01 • E01 Though he doesn't know it, - The Machines That Built America 00:07
Though he doesn't know it,
S01 • E04 It's a new kind of war with machines never - The Machines That Built America 00:06
It's a new kind of war with machines never
S01 • E04 ‐ The countries that went to war at the beginning - The Machines That Built America 00:14
‐ The countries that went to war at the beginning
S01 • E03 ‐ Farnsworth starts making TVs, rolling them out. - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ Farnsworth starts making TVs, rolling them out.
S01 • E01 (upbeat music) - The Machines That Built America 00:10
(upbeat music)
S01 • E03 They're advertised in the best magazines, - The Machines That Built America 00:11
They're advertised in the best magazines,
S01 • E04 ‐ Indian sees a giant opportunity - The Machines That Built America 00:11
‐ Indian sees a giant opportunity
S01 • E01 But a new player is about to enter the game; - The Machines That Built America 00:08
But a new player is about to enter the game;
S01 • E03 Boy, what a contrast - The Machines That Built America 00:06
Boy, what a contrast
S01 • E04 ‐ [Narrator] The new management at Indian goes all in, - The Machines That Built America 00:09
‐ [Narrator] The new management at Indian goes all in,
S01 • E03 ‐ [Announcer] Joe Louis puts the finishing touches - The Machines That Built America 00:07
‐ [Announcer] Joe Louis puts the finishing touches
S01 • E01 In 1918, they're already worth over $33 million - The Machines That Built America 00:09
In 1918, they're already worth over $33 million
S01 • E04 ‐ The motorcycle shows up and allows the transportation - The Machines That Built America 00:07
‐ The motorcycle shows up and allows the transportation