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my name is Philo Farnsworth and I

my name is Philo Farnsworth and I invented electronic television I think a

invented electronic television I think a

invented electronic television I think a genius is simply someone who keeps

genius is simply someone who keeps

genius is simply someone who keeps pushing and keeps exploring keep seeing

pushing and keeps exploring keep seeing

pushing and keeps exploring keep seeing what is possible I think we are

what is possible I think we are

what is possible I think we are instruments of God put here to make

instruments of God put here to make

instruments of God put here to make something better to improve the lives of

something better to improve the lives of

something better to improve the lives of man and that moment of creation of

man and that moment of creation of

man and that moment of creation of inspiration of what people call genius

inspiration of what people call genius

inspiration of what people call genius is God speaking through us David Sarnoff

is God speaking through us David Sarnoff

is God speaking through us David Sarnoff is one of the most brilliant businessmen

is one of the most brilliant businessmen

is one of the most brilliant businessmen I’ve ever known and he’s one of the most

I’ve ever known and he’s one of the most

I’ve ever known and he’s one of the most hardworking people I’ve ever known and

hardworking people I’ve ever known and

hardworking people I’ve ever known and in that sense he is a genius but his

in that sense he is a genius but his

in that sense he is a genius but his realm is not in science his president of

realm is not in science his president of

realm is not in science his president of RCA they accomplished incredible amounts

RCA they accomplished incredible amounts

RCA they accomplished incredible amounts they made radio what it is and they

they made radio what it is and they

they made radio what it is and they popularized television in a huge way but

popularized television in a huge way but

popularized television in a huge way but a business genius not so much a

a business genius not so much a

a business genius not so much a scientist I had the first designs for

scientist I had the first designs for

scientist I had the first designs for electronic television I created them

electronic television I created them

electronic television I created them when I was actually still a freshman in

when I was actually still a freshman in

when I was actually still a freshman in high school David Sarnoff and his team

high school David Sarnoff and his team

high school David Sarnoff and his team of scientists disputed that claim for

of scientists disputed that claim for

of scientists disputed that claim for many many years partly involving a trial

many many years partly involving a trial

many many years partly involving a trial process attacking our funders things

process attacking our funders things

process attacking our funders things like that there was a time during the

like that there was a time during the

like that there was a time during the trial and appeal process it’s not

trial and appeal process it’s not

trial and appeal process it’s not something I like to talk about but

something I like to talk about but

something I like to talk about but things were particularly hard all of our

things were particularly hard all of our

things were particularly hard all of our financial backers for television had

financial backers for television had

financial backers for television had pulled out in favor of RCA my wife Pam

pulled out in favor of RCA my wife Pam

pulled out in favor of RCA my wife Pam and I we didn’t have much then and the

and I we didn’t have much then and the

and I we didn’t have much then and the idea that television would go on and I

idea that television would go on and I

idea that television would go on and I would not be its inventor that was hard

would not be its inventor that was hard

would not be its inventor that was hard but ultimately my patent was recognized

but ultimately my patent was recognized

but ultimately my patent was recognized as the first one for electronic

as the first one for electronic

as the first one for electronic television and thus I am the inventor of

television and thus I am the inventor of

television and thus I am the inventor of television for me it was never about

television for me it was never about

television for me it was never about making the most money

making the most money

making the most money it wasn’t about running the best company

it wasn’t about running the best company

it wasn’t about running the best company it wasn’t about running the best

it wasn’t about running the best

it wasn’t about running the best business all of those things would have

business all of those things would have

business all of those things would have been nice sure

been nice sure

been nice sure my goal was for electronic television to

my goal was for electronic television to

my goal was for electronic television to exist at all and to be known rightfully

exist at all and to be known rightfully

exist at all and to be known rightfully as its creator so in that sense it was a

as its creator so in that sense it was a

as its creator so in that sense it was a victory all the rest was just trouble

victory all the rest was just trouble

victory all the rest was just trouble along the way

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