From The Huffington Post, here’s an account that gets the big points right: Farnsworth is a nuanced, albeit largely fictional account of its controversial genesis. Still, it raises the ultimate question: Who owns the means of production? If you guessed the big, bad corporation, you win. The question remains, of course, why was it necessary …
Warren Beatty’ likes the play: WARREN Beatty was so impressed with Hank Azaria’s turn as TV pioneer David Sarnoff in Broadway’s "The Farnsworth Invention," he rushed backstage to greet him after a performance last week at the Music Box. Azaria was shocked to see Beatty and his wife, Annette Bening, standing there, our spy reports: …
I don’t know why we (?) are even having this debate about Farnsworth -v- Sarnoff, RCA, Zworykin, etal, when anybody who is even remotely familiar with the subject knows that Scotsman John Logie Baird really invented television, as this clip clearly demonstrates:
Link: Science Friday Archives: The Farnsworth Invention. In this segment, Ira talks with Des McAnuff, director of the play ‘The Farnsworth Invention,’ with Jimmi Simpson, the actor who plays the role of Farnsworth in the play, and with Hank Azaria, who plays the role of David Sarnoff. And here’s a link to the audio archives …
Link: Top 100 most influential people in History # 28 Nicolas Copernicus # 29 Socrates (just because of his reputation) # 30 Philo T. Farnsworth (invented electronic television that most closely resembles contemporary ones) And BEFORE Moses, no less (#32).
Link: ‘Farnsworth Invention’ Hits Best Week Yet at Music Box Broadway’s The Farnsworth Invention celebrated its best week yet at the Music Box Theatre. The new play by Aaron Sorkin grossed $346,739.00 for the week ending December 30, 2007. For those in the cast and crew, this is certainly good news. But, then, in light …
Yeah, I know, it’s "just a play." But like I keep saying, too many people — like this one — leave the theater thinking what they’ve just seen is an accurate portrayal of history, and then arrive at all kinds of wrong conclusions based on what they’ve just seen: What brings Philo T. Farnsworth down, …
