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“His Vision Made Television”. Excerpted from the article: “The True Story of a Boy Who Had a Big Idea and Followed It Through to Final Success”. Farnsworth is widely considered the "Father of Television”.
 
  • Philo T. Farnsworth was an American inventor and television pioneer who developed the first fully functional, all-electronic television system. At age 21, in 1927, he successfully transmitted the first image using his "image dissector" tube, revolutionizing the industry by replacing mechanical scanning systems.
 
This is an original 3+ page magazine article from 1940
Pages measure 6 1/2" x 9".
We do not photocopy these.

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