The Machines That Built America (2021)

Name: The Machines That Built America
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Campbell Scott, Travis Taylor, Max Hastings

Documentary

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.

IMDb rating: 7.6 (259 votes)
Episode average: 7.7 +0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2021)

7.73 avg 8 episodes 7.9 → 8.0 42 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Tractor Revolution	7.9	41
2	Plane Pioneers	7.6	36
3	Titans of Television	7.7	43
4	Motorcycle Kings	7.5	37
5	Telephone Wars	7.7	35
6	Power Tools	7.7	27
7	Battle for the Skies	7.7	29
8	Home Tech Revolution	8.0	27