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From: Paul Schatzkin <perfessr@edge.net>
Date: 11 Jul 1995 06:24:29 GMT
Organization: National Online Music Alliance

At last, an answer to the ages-old question...

WHO INVENTED VIDEO?

is available on the World Wide Web @

<URL:http://www.edge.net/noma/philo>


Video, in all it's forms, is the most pervasive medium ever
concieved. It's not just television; It's computers, too,
which are now turning into a communications medium in their own
right. And every computer in the world uses video as it's
primary display device.

But who among us can name the man who invented it? How many of
us whose lives are shaped by this device have any idea of the
genius that concieved it?

The fact is the true story of the origins of electronic video
is one the most fascinating stories of the 20th century...and
features one of the era's most intriguing and enigmatic
characters: Philo T. Farnsworth.

In the next few months, the life story of Philo T.
Farnsworth will be serialized as "The Farnsworth Chronicles" on
the World Wide Web at -- <URL:http://www.edge.net/noma/philo/>.

The material on this site was compiled during the 1970's from
exhaustive interviews conducted with Farnsworth's widow, Elma
Gardner "Pem" Farnsworth, and the inventor's oldest son, Philo
T. Farnsworth III, himself an inventor. These interviews were
reconciled against the existing historical record to produce
The Farnsworth Chronicles, which was originally published in
1977.

Part One, "This Place Has Electricity" is available now; subsequent parts
will be posted when readership warrants (like after the first 1,000
hits).

The Farnsworth Chronicles are made availabe as a public service by NOMA,
the Nat'l Online Music Alliance URL: <URL:http://songs.com/noma>


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