The Machines That Built America

Season 1

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.
Where to Watch Season 1
8 Episodes
  • Tractor Revolution
    E1
    Tractor RevolutionEpisode 1
  • Plane Pioneers
    E2
    Plane PioneersEpisode 2
  • Titans of Television
    E3
    Titans of TelevisionEpisode 3
  • Motorcycle Kings
    E4
    Motorcycle KingsEpisode 4
  • Telephone Wars
    E5
    Telephone WarsEpisode 5
  • Power Tool Showdown
    E6
    Power Tool ShowdownEpisode 6
  • Tesla vs. Marconi
    E7
    Tesla vs. MarconiEpisode 7
  • Home Tech Revolution
    E8
    Home Tech RevolutionEpisode 8
Cast of Season 1
  • Campbell ScottSelf - Narrator
  • Travis TaylorSelf - Engineer
  • Max HastingsArno Peterson
 
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