Philo T. Farnsworth: Father of Television
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English - September 01, 2021 10:00 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsHistory Education Courses history hoosier indiana Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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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.
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