By Kathleen Krull
Illustrated by Greg Crouch
Published by Alfred A. Knopf
Mixed Media Acrylic
Annotation
Philo Farnesworth invented the television as a young poor teenager in the corn fields of 1906. However he never recieved credit for it due to patent wars with RCA's very powerful lawyers. This book tells the truth of young brilliants that changed the world.
Personal Reaction
Isn't it just how it goes that the brilliant inventors are not usually good business men? Philo's big expense was literally buying long pants so he could grow out of his youthful shorts only younger kids wore. He dreamed of creating a radio with pictures, he obsessed over it and eventually befriended other men who could help him make it happen by helping him fund his idea. However, the brutal fight against RCA robbed him of any credit due to his invention, an extreme shame. I like this book because he was so ordinary in many ways. He was resilliant and kept his dream alive and it actualized. It is also nice when the real truth comes out, especially with such a culturally important electronic device as the TV.
School Library Journal Best Books of 2009
Children's Core Collection
Curricular connections
Invention
Nonfiction
Television
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