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Philo Farnsworth

For the American physician, see Philo Judson Farnsworth.

Philo T. Farnsworth
Farnsworth in 1936
Born
Philo Taylor Farnsworth

(1906-08-19)August 19, 1906
Beaver, Utah, U.S.[1]
Died(1971-03-11)March 11, 1971 (aged 64)
Holladay, Utah, U.S.
Resting placeProvo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, U.S.
OccupationScientist
Employers
Known forInventor of the first fully electronic television; over 169 United States and foreign patents
SpouseElma "Pem" Gardner (1908–2006)
Children4 sons
RelativesAgnes Ann Farnsworth (sister)

Philo Taylor Farnsworth (August 19, 1906 – March 11, 1971), "The father of television", was the American inventor and pioneer who was granted the first patent for the television by the United States Government. [2][3][4][5][6]

He also invented a video camera tube, and the image dissector. He commercially produced and sold a fully functioning television system, complete with receiver and camera—which he produced commercially through the Farnsworth Television and Radio Corporation from 1938 to 1951, in Fort Wayne, Indiana.[7][8]

In later life, Farnsworth invented a small nuclear fusion device, the Farnsworth Fusor, employing inertial electrostatic confinement (IEC). Like many fusion devices, it was not a practical device for generating nuclear power, although it provides a viable source of neutrons.[9] The design of this device has been the inspiration for other fusion approaches, including the Polywell reactor concept.[10] Farnsworth held 300 patents, mostly in radio and television.

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  2. ^ "Philo T. Farnsworth dies at 64, known as father of television". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. (obituary). March 12, 1971. p. B1.
  3. ^ Obituary Variety, March 17, 1971, p. 79.
  4. ^ Schatzkin, Paul. "Who Invented What – And When?". The Farnsworth Chronicles: Who Invented What – And When?. www.farnovision.com. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  5. ^ "https://books.google.com/books?id=yt8DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA838 New Television System Uses 'Magnetic Lens']". Popular Mechanics, Dec. 1934, p. 838–839. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
  6. ^ Burns, R. W. (1998), Television: An international history of the formative years. IET History of Technology Series, 22. London: The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), p. 370. ISBN 0-85296-914-7.
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  8. ^ "ITT, Advancing Human Progress". ITT. Archived from the original on February 20, 2007. Retrieved July 5, 2007.
  9. ^ Miley, GH; Sved, J (October 2000). "The IEC star-mode fusion neutron source for NAA – status and next-step designs". Appl Radiat Isot. 53 (4–5): 779–783. Bibcode:2000AppRI..53..779M. doi:10.1016/s0969-8043(00)00215-3. PMID 11003520.
  10. ^ Bussard, Robert W.; Mark Duncan. "Should Google Go Nuclear" (PDF). Askmar.com. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 7, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2012.

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