The Boy Who Invented TV: The Story of Philo Farnsworth

Krull, Kathleen

ISBN 10 : 037594561X ISBN 13 : 9780375945618

Editeur : Alfred a Knopf Inc, 2009

Synopsis

Book by Krull Kathleen

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

An inspiring true story of a boy genius.

Plowing a potato field in 1920, a 14-year-old farm boy from Idaho saw in the parallel rows of overturned earth a way to “make pictures fly through the air.” This boy was not a magician; he was a scientific genius and just eight years later he made his brainstorm in the potato field a reality by transmitting the world’s first television image. This fascinating picture-book biography of Philo Farnsworth covers his early interest in machines and electricity, leading up to how he put it all together in one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century. The author’s afterword discusses the lawsuit Farnsworth waged and won against RCA when his high school science teacher testified that Philo’s invention of television was years before RCA’s.

Revue de presse

Starred Review, School Library Journal, September 2009:
"One to inspire young audiences with the vast possibilities that imagination and diligence can accomplish."

The New York Times Book Review, December 20, 2009:
"Beautiful and beautifully told, the book tracks like the sort of graphic novel that breaks your heart, with its implied passage of time and slipping awawy of early dreams."

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Alfred a Knopf Inc
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 037594561X
• ISBN 13: 9780375945618
• Reliure: Belle reliure
• Illustrateur: Couch Greg
• Nombre de pages: 40
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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