The Last Lone Inventor: A Tale of Genius, Deceit, and the Birth of Television
by Schwartz, Evan I
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- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0066210690
- ISBN 13
- 9780066210698
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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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- Wonder Book (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- F01E-01971
- Title
- The Last Lone Inventor: A Tale of Genius, Deceit, and the Birth of Television
- Author
- Schwartz, Evan I
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0066210690
- ISBN 13
- 9780066210698
- Publisher
- Harper
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- May 7, 2002
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