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  Farnsworth, Philo T.
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NamePhilo T. Farnsworth
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, Utah , United States
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Born August 19, 1906
DiedMarch 11, 1971 (64 years)
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InfoInventor of the Television.

BORN Aug. 19, 1906, in Indian Creek, Utah


1921 Has idea for how to create images using electrons

1927 Transmits first electronic image

1934 Stages first demonstration of his TV system

1935 U.S. Patent Office awards "priority of invention"

1939 After seven years of litigation, RCA agrees to pay him royalties

1947 Patents begin to expire; he is hospitalized for depression

1971 Dies March 11 in Holladay, Utah



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May 03, 2006 01:00pm Obituary Elma Gardner Farnsworth, 98, Who Helped Husband Develop TV, Dies  Article Thomas Walker 

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