Many great tales of American achievement start with the hero’s birth in a log cabin, and Philo Taylor Farnsworth’s story starts just this way. His family lived in a cabin in Utah when he was ...

When he was six, towheaded Philo Taylor Farnsworth became so delighted with a toy dynamo that he solemnly declared he hoped he had been born an inventor. By 1921, when he was 15, Philo had ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - “The Farnsworth Invention” is a fictionalized account about the true story of inventor of the television, Philo Farnsworth. A young self-taught genius from Idaho ...

Some authorities have mentioned Philo Taylor Farnsworth as the first person to invent a fully functional television. “Farnsworth wasn’t the first person to dream up television – but ...

According to a news release, “The boy genius Philo T. Farnsworth with his team of enterprising, underfunded dreamers goes up against the brilliant corporate business mogul David Sarnoff ...