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Originally Posted by Diomed
One of the greatest inventions of all time (the TV) has been relegated to one of the most poisonous things about this country,
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Speaking of which - I'm always amazed that so many people (especially Americans) have no clue who Philo T. Farnsworth is - and his pivotal role in basically inventing TV. It's as if his name was relegated to the dustbin of obscure inventors. Most everyone knows of Marconi, Edison, Bell, etc. But for a guy who made such a major change in the world...a vast majority of people have never heard of Farnsworth.
As a kid I remember reading a story about him and his role in TV pioneering in Reader's Digest.