Philo Farnsworth & The All-Electric Television
Flat screen, HD, Plasma, LED—Whatever type of television you own, ultimately you have Philo Farnsworth to thank. But he paid a great price fighting for what was rightfully his.That fight began on August 26, 1930, when he received the patent for the first all-electric television.
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