Currents · DistrictNews · 2026-09-03
In 1921, a 14-year-old Idaho farm boy looked at the rows in a potato
In 1921, 14-year-old Philo Farnsworth found inspiration for electronic television while plowing a potato field in Idaho. His simple idea of scanning images line by line eventually became a breakthrough that helped shape the future of television. By the time he died, he had earned over 300 US and for... In 1921, 14-year-old Philo Farnsworth found inspiration for electronic television while plowing a potato field in Idaho. In 1921, 14-year-old Philo Farnsworth found inspiration for electronic television while plowing a potato field in Idaho. His simple idea of scanning images line by line eventually became a breakthrough that helped shape the future of television. By the time he died, he had earned over 300 US and foreign patents. In 1921, a 14-year-old Idaho farm boy looked at the rows in a potato
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