Philo Farnsworth
| Philo Farnsworth | |
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| Rođenje | 19. 8. 1906. kraj Beavera, Utah, SAD[1] |
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| Smrt | 11. 3. 1971. (dob: 64) Salt Lake City, Utah, SAD |
| Polje | fizika, elektrotehnika |
| Institucija | Philco, Farnsworth Television and Radio Corporation, International Telephone and Telegraph |
| Poznat po | izumu prvog sistema elektroničke televizije i preko 165 američkih i stranih patenata |
| Religija | Svetac posljednjih dana (mormon) |
Philo Taylor Farnsworth (19. august 1906 – 11. mart 1971) bio je američki inženjer, pronalazač i pionir televizije.[2] Iako je zaslužan za mnoga otkrića u ranom razvoju elektronske televizije, najpoznatiji po pronalasku prvog funkcionalnog i potpuno electronskog uređaja za preuzimanje slike (cijev video kamere), tzv. "disektor slike", a koji je predstavljao prvi funkcionalni i potpuno elektronski televizijski sistem, odnosno po tome što je prvi takav sistem demonstrirao u javnosti.[3][4] Farnsworth je svoj televizijski sistem razvio zajedno sa prijemnicima i kamerama koje je komercijalno proizvodio u poduzeću Farnsworth Television and Radio Corporation od 1938. do 1951.[5][6]
Farnsworth je u kasnijim godinama razvio i minijaturni uređaj za nuklearnu fuziju, tzv. Farnsworth–Hirschov fuzor ili, jednostavno "fuzor", koji je koristio inercijalno elektrostatičko zadržavanje (IEC). Iako nije bio praktičan za stvaranje nuklearne energije, fuzor danas služi kao vrijedni izvor neutrona.[7] Farnsworth je imao 165 patenata uglavnom na polju radija i televizije.
- ↑ „The Philo T. and Elma G. Farnsworth Papers (1924-1992)”. University of Utah Marriott Library Special Collections. Arhivirano iz originala na datum 2008-04-22. Pristupljeno 2013-07-05.
- ↑ Obituary Variety, March 17, 1971, page 79.
- ↑ "New Television System Uses 'Magnetic Lens'". Popular Mechanics, Dec. 1934, p. 838–839. pristup 13. III 2010
- ↑ Burns, R. W. (1998), Television: An international history of the formative years. IEE History of Technology Series, 22. London: The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IEE), p. 370. ISBN 0-85296-914-7.
- ↑ Everson, George (1949). The Story of Television: The Life of Philo T. Farnsworth. New York City: W. W. Norton & Co.. str. page #?. ISBN 0-405-06042-4.
- ↑ „ITT, Advancing Human Progress”. ITT. Arhivirano iz originala na datum 2007-02-20. Pristupljeno 5. VII 2007.
- ↑ Miley G. H. and J. Sved, "The IEC star-mode fusion neutron source for NAA--status and next-step designs". U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, October 2000. pristup 13. III 2010.
- Abramson, Albert. The History of Television, 1942 to 2000. (2003). Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. ISBN 0-7864-1220-8.
- Farnsworth, Russell. (2002). Philo T. Farnsworth: The Life of Television's Forgotten Inventor. Hockessin, Delaware: Mitchell Lane Publishers. ISBN 978-1-58415-176-0 (cloth)
- Fisher, David E. and Marshall J., 1996. Tube, the Invention of Television. Washington D.C.: Counterpoint. ISBN 1-887178-17-1
- Godfrey, D. G., 2001. Philo T. Farnsworth: The Father of Television. University of Utah Press. ISBN 0-87480-675-5
- Schwartz, Evan I., 2002. The Last Lone Inventor: A Tale of Genius, Deceit & the Birth of Television. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-06-093559-6
- Stashower, Daniel, 2002. The Boy Genius and the Mogul: The Untold Story of Television. New York: Broadway Books. ISBN 0-7679-0759-0
- Official Homepage: “Philo. T Farnsworth Archives” (managed by Farnsworth heirs)
- National Inventors Hall of Fame profile
- Philo Farnsworth photo archive Arhivirano 2002-06-12 na Wayback Machine-u
- Rigby, Idaho: Birthplace of Television (Jefferson County Historical Society and Museum) Arhivirano 2012-02-04 na Wayback Machine-u
- The Boy Who Invented Television; by Paul Schatzkin
- Television Timeline Arhivirano 2013-04-06 na Wayback Machine-u
- 1939 Farnsworth Article (from the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel)
- Philo Farnsworth's Gravesite
- The Farnsworth Invention on Broadway
- The Farnsworth Invention (Broadway Play) Fact -v- Fiction
- Archive of American Television oral history interview with Philo Farnsworth's widow, Elma "Pem" Farnsworth[mrtav link]\
- YouTube video of Farnsworth on Television's "I've Got a Secret"
- Booknotes interview with Daniel Stashower on The Boy Genius and the Mogul: The Untold Story of Television, July 21, 2002. Arhivirano 2014-02-01 na Wayback Machine-u
- PBS American Experience: Big Dreams Small Screen. Arhivirano 2013-10-21 na Wayback Machine-u
- Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia website