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Philo T. Farnsworth
Philo T. Farnsworth, a mathematical genius from Utah, successfully added a visual element to
radio signals when he introduced the image dissector tube. The device, which he first built while
in high school, enabled him to capture and transmit moving images. He broadcast America’s first
television signal in 1927. The Radio Corporation of America eventually bought his patent and
made the first public television broadcast from the 1939 New York World’s Fair. The first
regularly appearing television show hit airwaves in 1947. Television stations struggled by on
little revenue, and early programming favored cheap entertainment.
While some were critical of the quality of programming, no one could deny that televisions had
become more sophisticated. Today, companies sell 150-inch, high-definition TVs and are
developing contact lenses that transmit television shows.