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The Last Lone Inventor: A Tale of Genius, Deceit, and the Birth of Television
by Schwartz, Evan I
- Used
- Signed
- Condition
- Collectible - Good
- ISBN 10
- 0060935596
- ISBN 13
- 9780060935597
- Seller
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Frederick, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Harper Perennial. Collectible - Good. Signed Copy Collectible - Good. Signed by author on title page. (television, tv, biography)
Synopsis
E-book exclusive: "The Story Behind the Story" by Evan I. Schwartz.Lone inventor Philo T. Farnsworth is the true genius behind the invention of TV. RCA's David Sarnoff was determined to control television the way his company had monopolized radio -- by clearing the field of anyone who got in his way. Philo T. Farnsworth got in his way.Many men have laid claim to the title "The Father of Television," but Philo T. Farnsworth is the true genius behind TV. Farnsworth may have ended up a footnote in history, yet he was the first to demonstrate an electronic process for scanning, transmitting, and receiving moving images.
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- Bookseller
- Wonder Book
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SB00H-04570
- Title
- The Last Lone Inventor: A Tale of Genius, Deceit, and the Birth of Television
- Author
- Schwartz, Evan I
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible - Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0060935596
- ISBN 13
- 9780060935597
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- May 13, 2003
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About the Seller
Wonder Book
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Frederick, Maryland
About Wonder Book
With 3 stores less than 1 hour outside the DC/Metropolitan area (1 in Gaithersburg, 1 in Frederick and 1 in Hagerstown, MD), we have the largest selection of books in the tri-state area. Wonder Book and Video has been in business since 1980 and online since 1997. We have over 1 Million books for sale on our website and another 1 Million books for sale in our 3 locations. We have a very active online inventory and as such, we can receive multiple orders for the same item. We fill those orders on a first come first serve basis, but will refund promptly any items that are out of stock. Since 1980 it has always been about the books. ALL kinds of books from 95 cent children\'s paperbacks to five figure rare and collectibles. A merging of the old and new is where we started, and it is where we are today. Our retail stores have always been places where a reader can rush in looking for a title needed for a term paper that is due the next day, or where bibliophiles can get lost \"in the stacks\" for as long as they wish. In 2002 USAToday recognized us as \"1 of 10 Great Old Bookstores\", and we have been featured in numerous other newspaper and TV stories including Washington Post and CSpan.
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