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Old 05-05-2006, 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by polaraman
Philo's spouse passed away Thursday at 98 years young. There is a large article on the CNN web page. I have posted the link here.

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There's been a fair amount of "Philo-bashing" going on lately (Hi Scott!) But wherever you stand on the subject of Farnsworth's actual role in the invention of television, you've got to admire his vision and inventiveness. He was definitely "one of us."

I was, and continue to be, quite pleased to have received this note from Mrs. Farnsworth a while back:

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