The Boy Who Invented TV
  • Published: 15 February 2014
  • ISBN: 9780385755573
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $17.99

The Boy Who Invented TV

The Story of Philo Farnsworth

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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.
  • Published: 15 February 2014
  • ISBN: 9780385755573
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $17.99
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About the author

Kathleen Krull

Kathleen Krull is the author of Harcourt’s popular “Lives of . . .” series and the award-winning Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World’s Fastest Woman. The author lives in San Diego, CA.

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Praise for The Boy Who Invented TV

Reviews of The Road to Oz by Kathy Krull
"An enteraining look at how a peripatetic man in a rapidly changing society produced a lasting fantasy tale." --Horn Book
"It displays Krull's usual stylistic strengths: a conversational tone, well-integrated facts, vivid anecdotes, and sly asides that encourage children to find the humand qualities in a historical figure." --Booklist
"Fans of The Wizard of Oz will find plenty of enchantment in this thoughtful, brightly illustrated narrative." SLJ
Reviews of Nothing but Trouble: The Story of Althea Gibson, illustrated by Greg Couch
"Couch's acrylic paintings with digital elements create a vibrant sense of Althea and her world." --Booklist
". . .an effective visual representation." --Horn Book

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