Philo T. Farnsworth: Father of Television

01/09/2021 28 min Episodio 49
Philo T. Farnsworth: Father of Television

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Philo T. Farnsworth conceived of the idea for electronic television in the middle of an Idaho potato field at just 13 years old. At age 19, he produced the first functional prototype for his idea. For nearly three decades following that, he Farnsworth worked to bring his invention to the American home but was stymied every step of the way by financial, legal, and technological problems.  Transcript and show notes here.