Plowing a potato field in 1920, a 14-year-old farm boy from Idaho saw in the parallel rows of overturned earth a way to “make pictures fly through the air.” This boy was not a magician; he was a scientific genius and just eight years later he made his brainstorm in the potato field a reality by transmitting the world’s first television image. This fascinating picture-book biography of Philo Farnsworth covers his early interest in machines and electricity, leading up to how he put it all together in one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century. The author’s afterword discusses the lawsuit Farnsworth waged and won against RCA when his high school science teacher testified that Philo’s invention of television was years before RCA’s.An inspiring true story of a boy genius.
Plowing a potato field in 1920, a 14-year-old farm boy from Idaho saw in the parallel rows of overturned earth a way to “make pictures fly through the air.” This boy was not a magician; he was a scientific genius and just eight years later he made his brainstorm in the potato field a reality by transmitting the world’s first television image. This fascinating picture-book biography of Philo Farnsworth covers his early interest in machines and electricity, leading up to how he put it all together in one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century. The author’s afterword discusses the lawsuit Farnsworth waged and won against RCA when his high school science teacher testified that Philo’s invention of television was years before RCA’s.
常看電視，卻不知發(fā)明電視的人是誰(shuí)。Philo Farnsworth便是這個(gè)天才的發(fā)明家。本書圖文并茂介紹了Philo還是一個(gè)孩子的時(shí)候的才華，然而他的發(fā)明之路并不是那么簡(jiǎn)單。本書的后記詳細(xì)說明了當(dāng)時(shí)的情況。他擅長(zhǎng)發(fā)明甚于經(jīng)商，在跟RCA（Radio Corporation of American）的競(jìng)賽中他運(yùn)氣不佳。公司想買他的思想，他拒絕。RCA后來爭(zhēng)奪專利戰(zhàn)的勝利，揚(yáng)言發(fā)明電視是一個(gè)小男孩，是很可笑的事情。然而，Philo的高中老師拿出了數(shù)年前的記錄本，里面有Philo那時(shí)候的設(shè)計(jì)圖，專利優(yōu)先權(quán)才于1934年歸于Philo。后來他的專利過期了，人們可以自由出產(chǎn)電視，但大多是RCA來賣。Philo對(duì)此是很痛苦，他...?？措娨暎瑓s不知發(fā)明電視的人是誰(shuí)。Philo Farnsworth便是這個(gè)天才的發(fā)明家。本書圖文并茂介紹了Philo還是一個(gè)孩子的時(shí)候的才華，然而他的發(fā)明之路并不是那么簡(jiǎn)單。本書的后記詳細(xì)說明了當(dāng)時(shí)的情況。他擅長(zhǎng)發(fā)明甚于經(jīng)商，在跟RCA（Radio Corporation of American）的競(jìng)賽中他運(yùn)氣不佳。公司想買他的思想，他拒絕。RCA后來爭(zhēng)奪專利戰(zhàn)的勝利，揚(yáng)言發(fā)明電視是一個(gè)小男孩，是很可笑的事情。然而，Philo的高中老師拿出了數(shù)年前的記錄本，里面有Philo那時(shí)候的設(shè)計(jì)圖，專利優(yōu)先權(quán)才于1934年歸于Philo。后來他的專利過期了，人們可以自由出產(chǎn)電視，但大多是RCA來賣。Philo對(duì)此是很痛苦，他很少看電視，也不許他的兒子看。直到后來才跟全美國(guó)人民一起看了登月的報(bào)道。2年后，64歲那年死于肺炎。而他的妻子Pem死于2006年，終生都在為他爭(zhēng)取知名權(quán)。(展開)
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