Philo+Taylor+Farnsworth,+the+inventor+of+the+TV

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**__ Full Name: __** Philo Taylor Farnsworth **__ Date of Birth __** : 1906 -19- Aug **__ Place of Birth __** : Indian Creek, UT  **__Date of Death__:** March   11- - 1971 **__ Name of Parents __**** : ** Father: Lewis Edwin Farnsworth Mother: Serena Bastian Farnsworth **__ What was the person famous for: __** At the age of 20 Philo Taylor Farnsworth Produced the first all-electronic television image. In his Research Laboratories in San Francisco.
 * __ Key words __**** : ** television

= Biograpy =

Philo Taylor Farnsworth, an American inventor, was born into a Mormon family in Beaver, Utah on August 19, 1906. His parents were Lewis Edwin and Serena Bastian Farnsworth. He was an average student. In the local school where he learned, he was bored. He succeeded to get accepted to the chemistry program, which was on a higher level, but even there he was bored, so then his teacher gave him private lessons after school hours **. **       His chemistry teacher supported him and gave him inspiration.   That chemistry teacher later testified in 1922 that Farnsworth was the inventor of the picture of the electronic television. Farnsworth read books on electricity before he saw cables of iron the first time by the year 1919. There was one time that Farnsworth repaired an electric generator that got ruined and since he was the "electrical engineer" of the family, he used to build tools that would make the work at home and on the farm easier. Already then, Farnsworth decided that he was born to be an inventor. When Farnsworth was 15, he read an article in the newspaper on futuristic technology that would enable delivering a picture to the distance, As a result, while Farnsworth worked in the farm harvesting the field, the thought about what he read and understood how electron rays can scan a picture. By the year 1922, when he was 15, he had an idea how to produce a television. By the year 1927, when he was 20, he created the first electronic television in his laboratory in San Francisco. Farnsworth was involved in research in other fields where he developed more machinery. He developed the first electronic microscope and the first incubator for babies. He was also involved in the development of radar. By the year 1923, when Farnsworth started to learn in the university, he wanted to promote the building of the electronic television but he could not progress on account of lack of funds and also to the fact that his father died. As a result, he left his studies in order to help support the family. Several years after he left the university, Farnsworth succeeded in establishing an electronic laboratory where he wanted to develop the television, Even though there was enough money, he could not buy parts to build the television because there were not parts like he needed in the stores. Therefore, he worked at his home secretly to build parts for the television with the help of friends and family. Philo Farnsworth went through a difficult emotional crisis and he developed hosti le feelings toward his invention. He felt that he created a monster; through which many people will waste their life. He said to his son: "There's nothing worthwhile on it, and we're not going to watch it in this household, and I don't want it in your intellectual diet." On March 11, 1971  Philo Farnsworth died. The New York Times described him as "a reserved, slender, quiet and unassuming man tirelessly absorbed in his work." Philo Farnsworth was recently named one of TIME Magazine's 100 Greatest Scientists and Thinkers of the 20th Century.

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Interview
My family was a Mormon farmer from west United States of America, I didn't live necessarily in a n area with advanced  technology in U.S.A those days. I had already read about the electricity in books before I saw electricity cables in the first time, in 1919, a short time after that I repaired an electric generator that was break down (the adults stood there hopeless), I become the official "Electricity engineer" of the family, I built varied facility that ease the works in the house and the farm. And I decided that I was born to be an inventor. I was an average student. At the local secondary school I was bored so my teacher gave my private lessons after school hours. And I left the university  because  my father died. ** 3. Now most of the people in the world have a television in their house, ** ** how did everything begin? ** Everything began when I was fifteen years old when I read an article that was about future technology that will enable transmitting picture in to distances. I plowed into potato field with a plow connected to a horse, Furrow after furrow, when I had the first idea: I understood that a ray of electrons can scan a Picture line to line really like we read a book (and really like the plow scan the field). ** In 1922 when I was 15 years old I had the idea for the television   and in 1927 when I was 20 year old    I Produced the first all-electronic television image. In my Research Laboratories in San Francisco. I was involved in research in many other areas. I invented the first electron microscope and the first infant incubator and the development of radar, peacetime uses of atomic energy, and the nuclear fusion process.     I arrived at the local school and I was bored. I managed to get accepted to the chemistry class of the higher grade, but even there   I was bored  . But then the chemistry teacher helped me out when he began to give my private lessons after school hours. The same teacher was there years later, in 1922, when he testified that I was the inventor of the concept of the electronic television camera. This testimony convinced the American Patent Office that I, and no one else, invented the electronic television camera. **  Yes of course like any other inventor. In 1923 I began to learn in the university, I used the fixing center to promote the research that helped me build the electronic television. I did not manage to advance a lot    of my dreams of the television because my cash problem and the fact that my father died. As a result, I left my studies to help the family's livelihood. A few years after I left the university I succeeded to set up an electronic laboratory, that there, I developed the television using the money that I had raised. Although a had money to buy television parts, I could not buy them – because there was no parts for sale. In my house there was always mysterious activities going on, for example: my brother in-law was building a tube with copper around it. One of the neighbors once called the police because of his suspicion that there was non legal activity in the house. I once said to my son: "There's nothing on it worthwhile, and we're not going to watch it in this household, and I don't want it in your intellectual diet." I went through a difficult emotional crisis and I developed hostile feelings for my invention. I felt that I created a monster, a way that many people will waste their life. The word is derived from mixed Latin and Greek roots, meaning "far sight": Greek //tele//, far, and Latin //vision//, sight (from //video, vis-// to see, or to view in the first person).
 * 1. How in such young age you thought of such a genius modern electronic device? **
 * 2. Witch education did you get in your life? **
 * 4. How long did it take you to produce the first all-electroni television image?
 * 5. Did you invented more things? **
 * 6. Who supported you in your life and gave you inspiration? **
 * 7. Did you have any problems or obstacles on the way?
 * 8. What did you think and feel abut your invention? **
 * 9. How did the television get it’s name? **

= Speech = Ladies and Gentlemen: Have you ever thought what would your life look like without a television? How much the TV have influence on ours daily routine and on our opinion. Can you imagine our lifestyle without a TV? We are all here today to remember a very important person in the media world; Philo Taylor Farnsworth, Philo was a very smart person, at the age of 20 he produced the first all-electronic television image. Thanks to Philo Farnsworth we have this amazing gadget. So we, the Ministry of education, decided to call this center: "The Philo       Center". In this center there will be the big professors that will research and develop the world of media. In the center there will be an exhibit of technology gadgets. In the vacation students who have interest in media will be able to come to a summer camp that will be involved in media. We hope to develop and improve the media world.

=Rationale - Hadar=

 The class chose to write about Movers and Shakers in the Twentieth Century, so, Eden and I chose to write our project about Philo Taylor  Farnsworth - the inventor of the television. We thought about television because nowadays almost every family in the world has a television, so we decided to write about the person who developed it. Not many people know about Philo Taylor  Farnsworth  and we wanted to know who the man is that was behind the invention and what he thought about it.

=Rationale - Eden=

We choose to do the project on  Philo Taylor Farnsworth because we were interested in knowing who invented the television that almost everyone has today in his house. In our opinion the person that invented the television must be a very smart person to come up with such a genius invention and to be able to create it. This is why we were interested to know who he is. How did he think about it? Was the process hard? And more questions that keep buzzing us were: what were his purposes  when he invented the television? Did he think of the possibility that the television will become something bad and a little dangerous in the future, when the television will be developed? All these questions and interesting facts gave us the inspiration to do our project on Philo Taylor Farnsworth. 

=Reflection - Hadar=

I learned a lot about the subject, even though I didn't really know who invented the television. I was surprised to know that the inventor himself thought that he created a monster and that he hated his invention. From this project my English really improved. I added a lot of words to my vocabulary. My research and summarizing skills also improved. It was hard to write the project itself in English, because I am not very good in grammar. I didn't have enough time to write the project. I enjoyed working on thit project because I learned new things about television, I feel that improved my English.

=Reflection - Eden=

I learned a lot about the subject. From this project my English really improved. It was hard to write the project itself in English, because it's my first project. I didn't have enough time to write the project because I and Hadar couldn't do the project together. I enjoyed working on this project because I learned new things about television and about the inventor.
 * The teacher helpd me a lot with the project. **

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