The Boy Who Invented TV: The Story of Philo Farnsworth (Paperback)

from K_Rodriguez

This Biography written by Kathleen Kull takes us back to the years before we had television, and into the life of Philo Farnsworth, the person who invented television. This could be a great story to share with kids for a history lesson since it's talks about something that all kids love to watch ...

from shelf-employed

In an inspirational accounting of what a young man can accomplish when he sets his mind, Kathleen Krull tells the story of Philo Farnsworth, the little-known inventor of television, in a factual and chronological story. Using only sparse and actual dialogue, "I have to tell you, there is another ...

from tnelson725

This is the story of Philo Farnsworth, a boy who loved science and anything mechanical. His father shared and encouraged his interests. He was told of famous inventors and their inventions. He knew about something called a television that was in the works. One day, when he was thinking of rows of...

from rlanten

This book tells the story of Philo T. Farnsworth and his journey to inventing the television. We see Farnsworth as a teenager plowing the potato field when he gets the idea that he can capture the pictures that fly through the air and transmit them as electrons. They can then be reassembled fast ...

from kberryman44

As someone who grew up sitting in front of a TV, I found this biography of the inventor of Television to be very relevant to my life for obvious reasons. I loved how the illustrations helped focus the information, and I thought that the information provided was not too complicated for the book's ...