Philo T. Farnsworth (1906-1971)

Philo T. Farnsworth (1906-1971) is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Wyndmoor, Montgomery County, dedicated 2006.

Montgomery County · dedicated 2006 · 1260 E Mermaid Lane, Wyndmoor

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Inventor of electronic television, he led some of the first experiments in live local TV broad-casting in the late 1930s from his station W3XPF located on this site. A pioneer in electronics, Farnsworth held many patents and was inducted into the Inventors Hall of Fame.

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Philo T. Farnsworth (1906-1971)

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