The year was 1957, the game show was called “I’ve Got A Secret” and the guest had a most mysterious and ominous name: Dr. X. Since the premise of “I’ve Got A Secret” was that contestants had to guess ...
At the age of 14, Philo Farnsworth came up with an idea that no one expected would later be used in the formation of television technology. He had grown up in Idaho, where his days were filled with ...
In 1957, inventor Philo T. Farnsworth was honored by the Central Lions Club in Fort Wayne. Farnsworth, whose inventions included electronic television, manufactured televisions and other devices in ...
A live webcast will celebrate the transmission of the first electronic TV signal on Sept. 7, 1927, and the man behind it, Philo T. Farnsworth.
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