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Television, the instantaneous medium of visual communication, the electronic marvel of the twentieth century, ranks closely to the family house and car in importance. The invention of this device has generally been credited to one inventor--Vladimir K. Zworykin. Nevertheless, there were other scientists and inventors who made contributions to television. This study pursued the concept that facts existed to indicate Philo Taylor Farnsworth made significant contributions to the development of television. It examined the personal, technical, and legal records of Philo Farnsworth' s life which collectively contributed to the realization of electronic television. The life of Farnsworth unfolds as a romantic novel from the pen of an imaginative writer. Born and raised in Utah and Idaho, Farnsworth envisioned, at the age of fourteen, the transmission and reception of visual messages sent through the air. Farnsworth set up a laboratory in 1926 and within four years, created a patented system of electronic television at the age of twenty-four. These initial devices provided the basis for modern television transmitters and receivers. Farnsworth entered into a major patent interference case in the mid 1930s against the Radio Corporation of America. After four years of litigation, the United States Patent Office decided that priority, on an operational system of electronic television, be awarded to Farnsworth. This meant that Farnsworth did successfully patent television in 1930. Several years after the Patent Interference decision, the Radio Corporation of America entered into an agreement with the Farnsworth Television and Radio Corporation for the use of Farnsworth television patents. The use of these patents allowed RCA to eventually develop and commercially market television. The study concluded that the contributions made to television by Farnsworth were significant and he was a major contributor to electronic television. |
