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.

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Status

Returning Series

Original Name

The Machines That Built America

First Air Date

July 18, 2021

Last Air Date

August 29, 2021

Seasons

Episodes

Language

English, Spanish

Production Companies

Six West Media

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History

S01E08

Home Tech Revolution

With America plugging in to electric power, a flood of innovation is not only changing industry, it's revolutionizing the home; the new technology makes housework easier and gives women opportunities to work outside the home.

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