Entrepreneurs, The - An American Adventure Pt. 4 - Made in America (1992)

Synopsis: Part four of a unique six-part documentary series that focuses on the pioneers whose innovations have changed American industry as we know it. "The Entrepreneurs: An American Adventure" utilizes... Part four of a unique six-part documentary series that focuses on the pioneers whose innovations have changed American industry as we know it. "The Entrepreneurs: An American Adventure" utilizes interviews, dramatizations, television commercials, old newsreel footage, home movies and historic photos to tell its story. This entry in the series, "Made in America," concentrates on those who developed systems for mass production: steel manufacturing giant Andrew Carnegie; Eli Whitney, who created interchangeable parts for firearms; Colt revolver inventor Samuel Colt; Jane Collier, who built a small auto parts supply business into a huge company; industrialist Henry Kaiser, originator of the Health Maintenance Organization; and Joseph Engelberger, the man who gave us industrial robots. [More]