Philo T. Farnsworth the father of television
Date Submitted: 06/04/2000 15:40:40
Category: / Society & Culture / People
Length: 3 pages (912 words)
Category: / Society & Culture / People
Length: 3 pages (912 words)
Philo T. Farnsworth II was born on august 19,1906 in Indian Creek, Utah.
Philo was the oldest of five children. His parents were Serena Bastain and Lewis
Edwin Farnsworth. Philo received his name from his grandfather Philo T.
Farnsworth I. Although early in his childhood he lived with no electricity he was
entertained bye having conversations with his father about inventions his father
read about on a magazine. Later on he and his family moved to …
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…was 13 and was a invention competition. Philo received the first gold medal
awarded bye the National Television Broadcast Association in 1944. Philo was
also presented with honorary doctorates in science from Indiana Technical
college in 1951 and from brigham university in 1968. His face also appeared on
a 20 cents stamp in 1983. The Philo T. Farnsworth Memorial Museum was
dedicated in his honor in Rigby Idaho in1988. Philo Farnsworth lead a illustrious
life that was cut short by emphysema.
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