The Machines That Built America
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.
Genre: Documentary
Cast:Campbell Scott , Adam Richman , Nigel Barber , Ossian Luke , Alex Francis , JR Long , Jack Tyler Fisher , Tom Connolly , Chase Brown , Timothy Blore , Richard Winsor , Declan Joyce , Stephen Samson , Mark Barrett , Damon Driver , Alastair Natkiel , Josh Burdett , Stevee Davies
S1.E1 ∙ Tractor Revolution
Caterpillar vs John Deere vs. Fordson. Tells the history of the farm tractor.
S1.E2 ∙ Plane Pioneers
Boeing vs Douglas vs Fokker vs Ford - four great minds want to rule the air passenger transport industry. But first they have to invent it.
S1.E3 ∙ Titans of Television
An excellent account as to how Philo T. Farnsworth invented the television in the 1930's. And how RCA, in essence, ruined his life with their tactics.
S1.E4 ∙ Motorcycle Kings
Harley-Davidson vs. Indian Motorcycle Manufacturing Company. Tells the history of the motorcycle.
S1.E5 ∙ Telephone Wars
When communication giant Western Union offers a colossal cash prize to anyone who can improve its network, two daring inventors go head-to-head in a fight that will forever change the way humans connect.
S1.E6 ∙ Power Tools
A growing need for speed and efficiency spurs new companies to take root and create power tools that revolutionize how America is built.
S1.E8 ∙ Home Tech Revolution
The invention and development of electric washers, refrigerators, and dishwashers for home and business.
