Distant Vision: Romance and Discovery on an Invisible Frontier
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An intimate biography of Philo Farnswoth, "Father of Television," by his wife, with look at how television got its start and through production, plus at look at some of Philo Farnsworth's other... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0962327603
ISBN13:9780962327605
Release Date:January 1990
Publisher:Pemberly Kent Publishers
Length:333 Pages
Weight:1.72 lbs.
Customer Reviews
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
For everyone who has ever looked at television, you owe it to both yourself and the inventor to read this book!Written from the perspective of one who knew the Father of Television almost better than he knew himself, his wife, Elma Gardner Farnsworth.You get a widescreen look at how TV got its start right through production and even into some of Philo Farnsworth's other inventions.This is a must read book! Why hasn't it been made into a made-for TV-movie yet??
An affectionate bio of a 20th Century American Inventor.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 27 years ago
This is a loving biography of television pioneer Philo Farnsworth by his widow. Her affection and admiration for him do not allow for much admission of errors of judgement in technical, personal, or business matters. Still, the man's brilliance is clear, as well as the stubbornness which cost him so much. This is principally a story of a man's life. There is little in the way of technical information or photographs of the technologies that Farnsworth invented and developed, nor are there references for the interested reader to follow up on. The writing is only fair. But the story and the man are interesting enough to fit this book in the library of popular inventors' biographies.
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