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Utah History to Go: Philo T. Farnsworth's Invention

For Students 9th - 10th
The state of Utah provides us with biographical information on Philo T. Farnsworth who developed an idea for an "image dissector" in high school thus becoming the first to conceive of the basic technology of television.
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Byu Broadcasting: Farnsworth Society: Farnsworth Story

For Students 9th - 10th
The story of Philo T. Farnsworth, who at age twenty one developed the first electronic television, is presented by Brigham Young University where Farnsworth was a former student.
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National Inventors Hall of Fame

National Inventors Hall of Fame: Philo Taylor Farnsworth

For Students 9th - 10th
Invent Now Hall of Fame explores the life and career of the "father of television", Philo Taylor Farnsworth. In 1983, he was honored with a postage stamp bearing his picture.