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Philo Farnsworth
Philo T. Farnsworth | |
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 Farnsworth in 1936 | |
| Born | Philo Taylor Farnsworth August 19, 1906 Beaver, Utah, U.S.[1] |
| Died | March 11, 1971 (aged 64) Holladay, Utah, U.S. |
| Resting place | Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, U.S. |
| Employer(s) | Philco, Farnsworth Television and Radio Corporation, International Telephone and Telegraph |
| Known for | Inventor of the first fully electronic television; over 169 United States and foreign patents |
| Spouse | Elma "Pem" Gardner (1908–2006) |
| Children | 4 sons |
| Relatives | Agnes Ann Farnsworth (sister) |
Philo Taylor Farnsworth (August 19, 1906 – March 11, 1971) was an American inventor and television pioneer.[2][3] He made the critical contributions to electronic television that made possible all the video in the world today.[4] He is best known for his 1927 invention of the first fully functional all-electronic image pickup device (video camera tube), the image dissector, as well as the first fully functional and complete all-electronic television system.[5][6] Farnsworth developed a 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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- ^ Obituary Variety, March 17, 1971, p. 79.
- ^ Schatzkin, Paul. "Who Invented What – And When?". The Farnsworth Chronicles: Who Invented What – And When?. www.farnovision.com. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ "New Television System Uses 'Magnetic Lens'". Popular Mechanics, Dec. 1934, p. 838–839. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
- ^ 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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- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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