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\nWhen Philo Farnsworth was just fourteen years old, he had an epiphany that changed his life, and ours. Tune in to learn how this former sharecropper created this modern television. Stuff of Genius tells the story behind everyday...\nWhen Philo Farnsworth was just fourteen years old, he had an epiphany that changed his life, and ours. Tune in to learn how this former sharecropper created this modern television. Stuff of Genius tells the story behind everyday inventions. From the bikini to super wheat and everything in between. Viewers will learn the stories of unsung inventor heroes and their trials, tribulations and successes. - Behold the Television. Where did it come from? Meet Philo Farnsworth, born in Utah in 1906 to a family of sharecroppers. At the age of fourteen, Farnsworth basically invented television in his head. He realized that electrons could scan images onto a screen one line at a time, the same way he plowed across a potato field. Seven years later, at the age of 21, Farnsworth created the first electronic television system. In 1928 Farnsworth demonstrated this genius invention to the public. He eventually had over 150 patents. Unfortunately, Farnsworth fell into a bitter legal battle with Radio Corporation of America, or RCA. RCA tried to steal Farnsworth’s inventions, and discredit him. Legal problems plagued Farnsworth for most of his life, and he never really made any money from his invention.\n
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