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Philo Farnsworth

Philo Farnsworth
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Philo Taylor Farnsworth was an American inventor who was granted the first patent for the television by the United States government. He also invented a video camera tube and the image dissector.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Albert B. SabinAugust 26, 1906 – March 3, 1993
  2. Chester CarlsonFebruary 8, 1906 – September 19, 1968
  3. Oleg AntonovJanuary 25, 1906 – April 4, 1984
  4. Philo Farnsworth (this page)August 19, 1906 – March 11, 1971
  5. Victor HasselbladMarch 8, 1906 – August 5, 1978
  6. Willy LeyOctober 2, 1906 – June 24, 1969

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