1.1K views · 25 reactions | Learn about the inventor of television, the ingenious and innovative Philo Farnsworth. From the Emmy-nominated series Science, produced by Vancouver Public Schools. | theTV.website/ | Facebook

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On August 19, 1906, Philo T. Farnsworth, later a scientist and inventor who is credited as being the “father of television” and Latter-day Saint, was born near Beaver, Utah. He famously once stated, “I know that I have never invented anything. I have been a medium by which these things were given to the culture as fast as culture could earn them. I give the credit to God.” | LDS Daily

Paul explains how Philo Farnsworth tackled the riddle of nuclear fusion: how to contain a miniature star without destroying the vessel or snuffing out the reaction. While modern science spent billions on massive machines, Farnsworth believed the glow inside his experimental tubes held the key. Full Episode: https://youtu.be/r_0o1W5E2JU?si=Cb80Dn13RDEyXFw- | Matt Beall Podcast

7.4K views · 50 reactions | Paul recalls the legendary tale of Philo Farnsworth’s attempt to “bottle a star.” In this story, fusion wasn’t just theory—it was a father building the impossible in a lab, briefly holding the power of the sun before hiding it away forever. A mix of science, myth, and wonder that lingers in the imagination. Full Episode: https://youtu.be/r_0o1W5E2JU?si=IKMUzV6BYsOlZSf6 | Matt Beall Podcast | Facebook

290K views · 4.9K reactions | Paul recounts how Philo Farnsworth, armed only with a hand-cranked calculator, developed a fusion concept using electrostatic confinement. By 1959, he was building “fusors”—basketball-sized devices capable of producing sustained, controllable fusion reactions. Full Episode: https://youtu.be/r_0o1W5E2JU?si=B2Aem1fXYLXNT6ZB | Matt Beall Podcast | Facebook