What is Philo T. Farnsworth?
[[File:Philo T Farnsworth.jpg|Philo T. Farnsworth|thumb|right|150px|alt=The inventor Philo T. Farnsworth sitting in a chair]] '''Philo Taylor Farnsworth''' (August 19, 1906 – March 11, 1971) was an American inventor. He was from [[Beaver, Utah]] and grew up in [[Idaho]]. He was a [[Mormon]] and went to college at [[Brigham Young University]]. He is one of several people who can claim to have invented [[television]]. He invented the picture tube and built the first all-electric TV set. He had built his first prototype in 1927, and presented it in 1928. For the next few years, Farnsworth fought a battle with [[RCA]] over his patents. By 1936, he was filming television programs. He did a lot of research in [[nuclear fusion]]. He also invented the modern method of air-traffic control. A statue of Farnsworth represents Utah in the [[United States Capitol]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aoc.gov/the-national-statuary-hall-collection|title=The National Statuary Hall Collection|website=Architect of the Capitol}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{us-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Farnsworth, Philo}} [[Category:1906 births]] [[Category:1971 deaths]] [[Category:American inventors]] [[Category:Deaths from pneumonia]] [[Category:American Latter Day Saints]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Idaho]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Utah]] [[Category:Television people]] [[Category:Scientists from Idaho]] [[Category:Scientists from Utah]]