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On this episode of Our American Stories, as a teenager growing up on a farm in rural Idaho, Philo Farnsworth had an idea that seemed almost impossible: transmit moving pictures through the air. Before long, he had built the first fully electronic television system and found himself in a battle with RCA, one of the most powerful companies in America.

The History Guy and Evan Schwartz, author of The Last Lone Inventor, share the remarkable story of Farnsworth and the many other inventors who helped turn television from a dream into a technology that fundamentally transformed American life. Evan's audio originally appeared in the Naked Science video The Invention That Changed The World.

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On this episode of Our American Stories, as a teenager growing up on a farm in rural Idaho, Philo Farnsworth had an idea that seemed almost impossible: transmit moving pictures through the air. Before long, he had built the first fully electronic television system and found himself in a battle with RCA, one of the most powerful companies in America. The History Guy and Evan Schwartz, author of&nbsp;<a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FLast-Lone-Inventor-Genius-Television%2Fdp%2FB084BSNP9T%2Fref%3Dsr_1_1%3Fadgrpid%3D185244558446%26dib%3DeyJ2IjoiMSJ9.uvP3m4noQZufKUJefVBWwwpnNplrTPJeXUtftoH9XvUGHMR-npIje206d9GIyYy8GRu1fXY0XTP7O-gYHD6DB_qW_nJ3SG99vgYueNEUz1I.hh6eXOmYSJoFrYgH2oRkCwacx78Jm2Tgr-3XjMTvzu0%26dib_tag%3Dse%26hvadid%3D779565047269%26hvdev%3Dc%26hvexpln%3D0%26hvlocphy%3D9013748%26hvnetw%3Dg%26hvocijid%3D12198670092108043230--%26hvqmt%3De%26hvrand%3D12198670092108043230%26hvtargid%3Dkwd-376789116691%26hydadcr%3D22562_13531169_8388%26keywords%3Dthe%2Blast%2Blone%2Binventor%26mcid%3D9d213040ab7b3a3591f64f805b7cce4f%26qid%3D1786387851%26sr%3D8-1&amp;data=05%7C02%7CUraelBlackshear%40iheartmedia.com%7C691cf2668b2b46aa44e208def72aa048%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C639219959645966206%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=S9JKuacn%2B%2BNNUEBlH5y8i9MrWM14i5RJ%2B2G7ytoKyvM%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="5" data-ogsc="">The Last Lone Inventor</a>, share the remarkable story of Farnsworth and the many other inventors who helped turn television from a dream into a technology that fundamentally transformed American life. Evan's audio originally appeared in the&nbsp;<a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2F%40NakedScience&amp;data=05%7C02%7CUraelBlackshear%40iheartmedia.com%7C691cf2668b2b46aa44e208def72aa048%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C639219959645989345%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=xAydag6IMqUYwbMMSCKthsElS5t6MHlrr0hHntuiVcw%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="6" data-ogsc="">Naked Science</a>&nbsp;video&nbsp;<a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DKV27xoxbR3I%26t%3D3s&amp;data=05%7C02%7CUraelBlackshear%40iheartmedia.com%7C691cf2668b2b46aa44e208def72aa048%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C639219959646013926%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=XoKecwpvKzF18ZGM2CeMSQeymI6SPsr07PjZ%2BOIie7c%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="7" data-ogsc="">The Invention That Changed The World</a>.
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Our American Stories tells stories that aren’t being told. Positive stories about generosity and courage, resilience and redemption, faith and love. Stories about the past and present. And stories about ordinary Americans who do extraordinary things each and every day. Stories from our listeners about their lives. And their history. In that pursuit, we hope we’ll be a place where listeners can refresh their spirit, and be inspired by our stories.

Our American Stories

Our American Stories tells stories that aren’t being told. Positive stories about generosity and courage, resilience and redemption, faith and love. Stories about the past and present. And stories about ordinary Americans who do extraordinary things each and every day. Stories from our listeners about their lives. And their history. In that pursuit, we hope we’ll be a place where listeners can refresh their spirit and be inspired by our stories.

Our American Stories tells stories that aren&rsquo;t being told. Positive stories about generosity and courage, resilience and redemption, faith and love. Stories about the past and present. And stories about ordinary Americans who do extraordinary things each and every day. Stories from our listeners about their lives. And their history. In that pursuit, we hope we&rsquo;ll be a place where listeners can refresh their spirit and be inspired by our stories.

How a Farm Boy Invented Television

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