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Philo Farnsworth
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American inventor (1906–1971)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1906-08-19 ) August 19, 1906, Beaver, Utah , U.S.
- Died
- ( 1971-03-11 ) March 11, 1971 (aged 64), Holladay, Utah , U.S.
- Resting place
- Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah , U.S.
- Occupation
- Scientist
- Employers
- 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)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Beaver
- Place of death
- Salt Lake City
- Occupation
- inventor
- Employer
- ITT Corporation
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Eagle Scout
- Image
- Philo T Farnsworth.jpg
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- Commons category
- Philo Taylor Farnsworth
- date of birth
- 1906-08-19
- date of death
- 1971-03-11
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- manner of death
- natural causes
- member of
- American Physical Society
- name in native language
- Philo Taylor Farnsworth
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Encyclopedic overview
Philo Taylor Farnsworth (August 19, 1906 – March 11, 1971) was an American inventor who was granted the first patent for the television by the United States government. He also invented a video camera tube and the image dissector. He 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.
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. The design of this device has been the inspiration for other fusion approaches, including the Polywell reactor concept. Farnsworth held 300 patents, mostly in radio and television.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Philo Farnsworth” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.