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The Last Lone Inventor: A Tale of Genius, Deceit, & the Birth of Television
by Evan I. Schwartz
- New
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- New
- ISBN 10
- 0066210690
- ISBN 13
- 9780066210698
- Seller
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Brooksville, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: HarperCollins, 2002. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New. Signed and dated by the author on the title page, at the request of this bookseller as follows: " Evan Schwartz/Thanksgiving,/2002/. Note that the book was signed by the author in the year of publication. Number line in the book reads as follows: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Volume itself has black & blue covers with sharp gilt lettering on the spine. Dust jacket is protected in an archival quality cover. A mint, author signed and dated copy; available for immediate shipment, carefully packed in a sturdy box.
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
- James Lasseter, Jr.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013128
- Title
- The Last Lone Inventor: A Tale of Genius, Deceit, & the Birth of Television
- Author
- Evan I. Schwartz
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0066210690
- ISBN 13
- 9780066210698
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- The Last Lone Inventor: A Tale of Genius, Deceit, and the Birth of Television. Farnsworth, Philo Taylor, 1906-1971. Television-Biography. Inventors-United States-Biograpny. Television-History.
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