Learn about the inventor of television, the ingenious and innovative Philo Farnsworth. From the Emmy-nominated series Science, produced by Vancouver Public Schools. | theTV.website/

At fourteen, Philo T. Farnsworth was plowing a field when inspiration struck: the idea that later became electronic television. By twenty-two, he built the first working model and defeated RCA in court. What does his journey say to you about where genius can come from? | Beast Mode 365

8.2K views · 463 reactions | On August 19, 1906, Philo T. Farnsworth, later a scientist and inventor who is credited as being the “father of television” and Latter-day Saint, was born near Beaver, Utah. He famously once stated, “I know that I have never invented anything. I have been a medium by which these things were given to the culture as fast as culture could earn them. I give the credit to God.” | LDS Daily | Facebook

5.8K views · 30 reactions | Paul explains how Philo Farnsworth tackled the riddle of nuclear fusion: how to contain a miniature star without destroying the vessel or snuffing out the reaction. While modern science spent billions on massive machines, Farnsworth believed the glow inside his experimental tubes held the key. Full Episode: https://youtu.be/r_0o1W5E2JU?si=Cb80Dn13RDEyXFw- | Matt Beall Limitless | Facebook

Philo Farnsworth was a key figure in the invention of television, holding multiple patents in the 1930s that were crucial to the development of the art of video. However, when RCA introduced commercial television at the 1939 New York World's Fair, a revisionist history emerged, crediting RCA with bringing television to the world. 📺 Discover the real story behind the invention of television and the rivalry between Farnsworth and David Sarnoff, the president of RCA. | Cosmic Summit