Big Dream Small Screen | American Experience | PBS
www.pbs.org
In 1921, a 14-year-old boy working in a potato field in Idaho had a vision of sending pictures in waves over the air, like sound waves for radio.
This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot.

The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/efequalma on 2024-11-08 23:20:54+00:00.

Original Title: TIL about Philo Farnsworth, a farm boy from Idaho who, at just 14, conceived the idea for electronic television while plowing a field. Despite no formal training, his unexpected innovation laid the foundation for the technology that transformed communication and entertainment worldwide.