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The Last Lone Inventor: A Tale of Genius, Deceit, and the Birth of Television Paperback - 2003
by Evan I. Schwartz
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E-book exclusive: "The Story Behind the Story" by Evan I. Schwartz.Lone inventor Philo T. Farnsworth is the true genius behind the invention of TV. RCA's David Sarnoff was determined to control television the way his company had monopolized radio -- by clearing the field of anyone who got in his way. Philo T. Farnsworth got in his way.Many men have laid claim to the title "The Father of Television," but Philo T. Farnsworth is the true genius behind TV. Farnsworth may have ended up a footnote in history, yet he was the first to demonstrate an electronic process for scanning, transmitting, and receiving moving images.
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FROM CLEAR ACROSS THE POTATO FIELD, LEWIS FARNSWORTH COULD see that his son was in danger.
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- Title The Last Lone Inventor: A Tale of Genius, Deceit, and the Birth of Television
- Author Evan I. Schwartz
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 352
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harper Perennial, New York
- Date 2003-05-13
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780060935597 / 0060935596
- Weight 0.67 lbs (0.30 kg)
- Dimensions 8 x 5.42 x 1.02 in (20.32 x 13.77 x 2.59 cm)
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- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Library of Congress subjects Television, Inventors - United States
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001051735
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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- Business Week, 06/30/2003, Page 20
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