The Boy Who Invented TV

The Story of Philo Farnsworth

Kathleen Krull, Greg Couch

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Dragonfly Books
15 February 2014

True stories (Children's&YA)

The inspiring true story of a boy genius--and father of the television set--now in paperback.

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.

By: Kathleen Krull
Illustrated by: Greg Couch
Imprint: Dragonfly Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 217mm, Spine: 4mm
Weight: 187g
ISBN: 9780385755573
ISBN 10: 0385755570
Pages: 40
Publication Date: 15 February 2014
Recommended Age: From 6 to 9 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Kathleen Krull is the author of a number of highly praised picture-book biographies. She lives in San Diego, California. Greg Couch is the illustrator of Nothing but Trouble- The Story of Althea Gibson and many other picture books. He lives in Nyack, New York.

Reviews for The Boy Who Invented TV: The Story of Philo Farnsworth

Starred Review, School Library Journal, September 2009: One to inspire young audiences with the vast possibilities that imagination and diligence can accomplish. The New York Times Book Review, December 20, 2009: Beautiful and beautifully told, the book tracks like the sort of graphic novel that breaks your heart, with its implied passage of time and slipping awawy of early dreams.