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Nic Name · 09-06-2002, 11:59 PM

Television is 75 years old, today, September 7, 2002.

Happy Birthday TV

Philo Farnsworth died in obscurity in 1971, the little known inventor of the television.

The key to the television picture tube came to him at 14, when he was still a farm boy, and he had a working device at 21.

Farnovision

Time 100: Scientists

In the 1950's Philo appeared on the Gary Moore Show and nobody knew who the heck he was.

[OK, I can hear ya now. "Who the heck is Gary Moore?"]

Around that time, a full blown home theatre unit looked like this Selectavision.

09-06-2002, 11:59 PM	#1
Nic Name retired Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,930	farnovision Television is 75 years old, today, September 7, 2002. Happy Birthday TV Philo Farnsworth died in obscurity in 1971, the little known inventor of the television. The key to the television picture tube came to him at 14, when he was still a farm boy, and he had a working device at 21. Farnovision Time 100: Scientists In the 1950's Philo appeared on the Gary Moore Show and nobody knew who the heck he was. [OK, I can hear ya now. "Who the heck is Gary Moore?"] Around that time, a full blown home theatre unit looked like this Selectavision. Attached Images Last edited by Nic Name; 09-07-2002 at 12:11 AM.