September 2009

Nice bio at Ancestry Magazine online: But in other ways, Farnsworth’s achievements have gone largely unnoticed. He is said to be "one of the greatest, yet least publicized scientists of our generation." In an age where technology seems to grow from a team of engineers in a corporate plant, we find it difficult to believe […]

Originally a screenplay, Aaron Sorkin's "The Farnsworth Invention" might best be suited for the medium that is its subject. The invention — one that Sorkin knows something about, having created "The West Wing" — is television. Except for the title character — Philo Farnsworth, a Ads by Google Hit the ground soaring.Put HR in the