Learn about the inventor of television, the ingenious and innovative Philo Farnsworth. From the Emmy-nominated series Science, produced by Vancouver Public Schools. | theTV.website/

Philo Farnsworth was a key figure in the invention of television, holding multiple patents in the 1930s that were crucial to the development of the art of video. However, when RCA introduced commercial television at the 1939 New York World's Fair, a revisionist history emerged, crediting RCA with bringing television to the world. 📺 Discover the real story behind the invention of television and the rivalry between Farnsworth and David Sarnoff, the president of RCA. | Cosmic Summit

On August 19, 1906, Philo T. Farnsworth, later a scientist and inventor who is credited as being the “father of television” and Latter-day Saint, was born near Beaver, Utah. He famously once stated, “I know that I have never invented anything. I have been a medium by which these things were given to the culture as fast as culture could earn them. I give the credit to God.” | LDS Daily

Paul describes how Philo Farnsworth’s insight into the fundamentals of the universe not only led him to invent television but may also have given him a path toward controlled nuclear fusion. His work suggests a continuity between creating video signals and envisioning how to harness the energy of the stars. Full Episode: https://youtu.be/r_0o1W5E2JU?si=erzMNuAIXese3DYC | Matt Beall Podcast