Last Lone Inventor A Tale of Genius, Deceit, and the Birth of Television

Name: Last Lone Inventor A Tale of Genius, Deceit, and the Birth of Television
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ISBN: 9780060085209

ISBN-10: 0060085207

ISBN-13: 9780060085209

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Authors: Evan I. Schwartz

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In a story that is both of its time and timeless, Evan I. Schwartz tells a tale of genius versus greed, innocence versus deceit, and independent brilliance versus corporate arrogance. Many men have laid claim to the title "father of television," but Philo T. Farnsworth is the true genius behind what may be the most influential invention of our time. Driven by his obsession to demonstrate his idea, by the age of twenty Farnsworth was operating his own laboratory above a garage in San Francisco and filing for patents. The resulting publicity caught the attention of RCA tycoon David Sarnoff, who became determined to control television in the same way he monopolized radio. Based on original…

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List price: $19.95
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Binding: E-Book
Language: English



Author's Note


Prologue: A Miscalculation


Fields of Vision


Making a Great Man


Community Chest


Patently Brilliant


Going Hollywood


Networking


Life on Green Street


Confrontation


End Run


Who Owns What?


Narrow Escape


All's Fair, World's Fair


Breakdown, Breakout


Post War


Epilogue: Perceptions and Reality


Acknowledgments


Notes


Index