When he was six, towheaded Philo Taylor Farnsworth became so delighted with a toy dynamo that he solemnly declared he hoped he had been born an inventor. By 1921, when he was 15, Philo had conceived a ...

The year was 1957, the game show was called “I’ve Got A Secret” and the guest had a most mysterious and ominous name: Dr. X. Since the premise of “I’ve Got A Secret” was that contestants had to guess ...

Elma Farnsworth, who died Thursday at 97, was the wife and main assistant to Philo Farnsworth, the man generally credited with the invention of television. The invention came in 1927, when Elma, ...

Philo T. Farnsworth is hiding in plain sight wherever you look. He is unseen yet impossible to miss. Unknowingly, the average American home affirms Farnsworth eight hours each day. When he died -- ...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Philo T. Farnsworth is hiding in plain sight wherever you look. He is unseen yet impossible to miss. Unknowingly, the average American home affirms Farnsworth eight hours each day.