Happy 100th, Mr. Farnsworth! - Videokarma.org TV - Video

Bob E. · #1 08-19-2006, 02:40 PM

Philo T. Farnsworth was born 100 years ago today...just wanted to commemorate that, without his "image dissector" tube we'd be watching a very different type of TV these days!

--Bob

old_tv_nut · #2 08-19-2006, 09:10 PM

I saw that his wife died recently - was that posted here?

Tom_Ryan · #3 08-19-2006, 09:40 PM

Does any one collect stamps? Rememeber the FDC issued Sept 21, 1983 that commenorated Farnsworth?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Philo-T-Farnswor...mZ150021372766

NowhereMan 1966 · #4 08-19-2006, 10:07 PM

Cool! BTW, I did see the news that his wife, Pem, assed on a few months ago. What I found fascinating about Philo Farnsworth is that he was researching fusion as well. BTW, one of my cats, my calico cat, Pansy, turns 19 today, I'm glad she shares a birthday with someone famous.

maxm · #5 08-20-2006, 09:19 PM

I'm also very interested in Farnsworth's fusion work, it seems like he had a lot of ideas that very few other people could understand. Who know what he may have come up with...