Philo Farnsworth, Pioneer of Television, Appeared on TV Only Once

Game Zero on Instagram: "The guy who invented TV at 14 solved fusion at 50. No one listened. He didn't have a PhD. Paul Schatzkin (@driver49) told me about Philo Farnsworth - subject of his book "The Boy Who Invented Television." This self-taught genius: 📺 Invented electronic television ⚛️ Achieved fusion reactions in the 1960s 📜 Held 300 patents 🎓 Had no degree "His path was throttled by people who didn't believe him because he didn't have credentials." The tragedy: Farnsworth's Fusor WORKED

🎭 on Instagram: "The first televisions appeared in the 1920s. Early versions were mechanical, using spinning discs to show blurry images. In 1927, Philo Farnsworth built the first electronic TV, which used a cathode ray tube (CRT) and was much clearer. Public broadcasts started in the 1930s in places like the UK, US, and Germany, but World War II slowed things down. After the war, TVs spread quickly, and by the 1950s, black-and-white sets were common in homes. Early TVs were small, heavy, and n