【美国人物志】菲洛·泰勒·法恩斯沃(9/9)

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75年前电视在旧金山郊外的一间实验室里诞生了。它的创造者是年仅21岁的美国男孩菲洛·法恩斯沃思。在20世纪的大部分时间里，他几乎被人们遗忘了———尽管他的发明塑造了20世纪，甚至从某种意义上成为这个世纪的特征。
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Philo Farnsworth
Mr. Farnsworth
Neil Armstrong

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Philo Farnsworth continued to invent more than 100 devices that helped make modern television possible. He also developed early radar, invented the first electronic microscope, and worked on developing peaceful uses of atomic energy. In his last years, Mr. Farnsworth became a strong critic of television. He did not like most of the programs shown on television. Yet, as he watched Neil Armstrong's first step on the moon, Mr. Farnsworth knew the event clearly showed the power of his invention. Philo Farnsworth died in March, 1971. Today, a statue of him stands in the United States Capital. He is considered one of the most important inventors of the 20th century.