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Title: Philo T. Farnsworth: The Father of Television by Donald G. Godfrey, Christopher H. Sterling ISBN: 0-87480-675-5 Publisher: Univ of Utah Pr (Txt) Pub. Date: August, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.75 (4 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: You Can Believe What You Want
Comment: but it doesn't change the truth. Unless you believe the teacher lied (and I have never heard that suggested or demonstrated) you have no basis for an assumption that Farnsworth did not invent the essential element of electronic tv. And Sarnoff, as well as Zworykin, are known to have (to be polite) exaggerated their deeds and discoveries.
Rating: 1
Summary: GLASSUMBRELLA
Comment: The book is a lie. Farnsworth did not invent television. Television was around before Farnsworth was born. Other inventors' patents were used by RCA, notably Kalman Tihanyi, who patented the iconoscope in 1928.
Rating: 2
Summary: Reference Material Only
Comment: While Godfrey has compiled, and reasonably well organized a great deal of information, his written presentation lacks style and readibility. The quality of writing is what one might expect from a newly-minted PhD attempting to gain recognition by publishing his/her dissertaion. I could not recommend this book to anyone looking for a general Farnsworth biography. For the occasional advanced undergraduate or graduate student studying the history of technology, I would recommend it for its reference value.
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Title: The Boy Who Invented Television: A Story of Inspiration, Persistence and Quiet Passion by Paul Schatzkin ISBN: 1928791301 Publisher: Teamcom Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Last Lone Inventor: A Tale of Genius, Deceit, and the Birth of Television by Evan I. Schwartz ISBN: 0066210690 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 07 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Boy Genius and the Mogul: The Untold Story of Television by Daniel Stashower ISBN: 0767907590 Publisher: Broadway Pub. Date: 09 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Philo T. Farnsworth: The Life of Television's Forgotten Inventor (Unlocking the Secrets of Science) by Russell Roberts ISBN: 1584151765 Publisher: Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc. Pub. Date: July, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Empires of Light : Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Electrify the World by JILL JONNES ISBN: 0375507396 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 19 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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