Television was not invented by a single inventor, instead many people working together and alone, contributed to the evolution of television.For example in 1877, Boston civil servant George Carey put forward drawings for what he called a "selenium camera" that would allow people to "see by electricity." Another example in 1924/25, American Charles Jenkins and John Baird from Scotland, each demonstrate the mechanical transmissions of images over wire circuits.
Photo Left LOC: Jenkin's Radiovisor Model 100 circa 1931, sold as a kit.
I am an old innovator, having taken part in many of the new items on the market today, still have many to give but have lost contact with the old, “Scouts” whoused to chat with me, needing new contacts with marketing ability.
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Yes the three or so inventors u mentioned had plans for television. But it was actually Vladimir K. Zworykin the Russian born and trained American scientist for Westinghouse who invented television. Patent Number 2141059 December 1923: that was the filing date
and then it was issued by Patent Office in December 1938. First shown to the Public @ the New York World’s Fair in 1939. So hopefully this clears up the whole who invented television business. Yes there were many visionaries who dreamed about a working TV but only Zworykin designed & built a working transmitter (iconoscope) and a working receiver (kinescope). Meaning it is Zworykin who actually invented television and “not many people working together or alone.” Sorry but that is what the scientific record shows. Anyhoo do enjoy your newsletter……….
Sadly — Dworkin was NOT the inventor of he television that we have used from the beginning and are STILL using it. It was REALLY invented by a Mormon farm boy who was the FIRST to conceptualize an all ELECTRONIC raster scan image made up of multiple lines. His name was Philo Farnsqworth and he did this when he was the ancient age of 14 years old — while plowing — back and forth and back and forth — a POTATO field.
You can read all about it in the book “The Boy Who Invented Television” by Paul Schatzkin
It is a marvelous and fascinating book that will reveal that the RCA head, David Sarnof spent MILLIONS of dollars trying to steal Philo’s invention. And had sent Zworykin to Farnsworth’s lab to learn to steal his secrets.
Time and again Sarnof lost his attempts to discredit Farnsworth in the United States Patent office. He LOST each time he tried. But with his Ego and money he attempted — with considerable success to DESTROY Farnsworth’s health.
In the end FARNSWORTH was the winner but he lost much of his health.
This was a very similar case to Armstrong the inventor of FM. Sarnof DESTROYED HIM. “Take a look at the RCA/Armstrong case of years ago on FM radio. RCA ruined Armstrong with a legion of attorneys. They so destroyed Armstrong and made a mockery of the patent system that he committed suicide. Check out Tom Lewis’s “Empire of the Air”, chapter 10, p313 and p356. Part of RCA’s outrageous conduct was to string Armstrong along making him think they were interested in his invention only to copy his work and file patent applications of their own. Later they then entered into an interference against him at the patent office -a fraudulent act. RCA committed similar abuses of the patent system against electronic television inventor Philo Farnsworth. See the Boy Who Invented Television” by Paul Schatzkin.”
Zworyin did NOT invent television as we use it. Nor did anyone else at RCA.
If you have trouble finding Schatzkin’s book — I like it so much that I bought some copies for about $9 each. So I will be happy to supply you with them at cost — if he author runs out.
It is a GREAT book that EVERY INVENTOR SHOULD READ.
It may also be availably in the library but it’s cheap paperback and is Very Worth Getting.
Mary — if YOU would like a copy I’d be happy to send you one — gratis, of course, but I’ll need a snail mail address.
George Margolin
949-645-5950
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