SYMHC Classics: Philo T. Farnsworth
Stuff You Missed in History Class
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🗓️ 1 December 2018
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Today we're revisiting the life of Phylo T. Farnsworth, often called the "Father of Television." His initial idea for electronic television came to him as a teen. He's also become something of an icon representing the little guy -- he battled big business in in a patent suit.
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| 0:33.1 | Hey everybody, and happy Saturday. |
| 0:35.0 | Today we are returning to the story of Philo T. Farnsworth, |
| 0:38.5 | who first appeared on our show on September 18, 2013. |
| 0:42.4 | He is known as the father of television, |
| 0:44.5 | and that invention led to a decade-long patent battle. |
| 0:48.1 | If you like this kind of history, our network also has a brand new show |
| 0:51.6 | that's all about inventors and entrepreneurs. |
| 0:54.1 | It's the brink with Ariel Castan and Jonathan Strickland. |
| 0:57.6 | Every week they explore the story of people who took big steps |
| 1:00.9 | in the world of business without knowing exactly where they were going to land on the other side. |
| 1:05.3 | So stay tuned at the end of this episode for the trailer to the brink. |
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