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Elma Farnsworth on the drawbacks to mechanical disc television and the obstacles Philo encountered when creating electronic television

Elma Farnsworth on the reaction of her and her husband, inventor Philo T. Farnsworth (and colleagues Cliff Gardner and Carl Christensen), on September 7, 1927 when he produced the first all-electronic TV picture (a simple straight line) with his Image Dissector tube

Elma Farnsworth on the reaction of her and her husband, inventor Philo T. Farnsworth (and colleagues Cliff Gardner and Carl Christensen), on September 7, 1927 when he produced the first all-electronic TV picture (a simple straight line) with his Image Dissector tube

Elma Farnsworth on Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., and producer Joseph Schenck visiting Philo T. Farnsworth's lab to see television (where they surmised its threat to the movie industry) circa early-1930s

Elma Farnsworth on some of the first televised images

Elma Farnsworth on the reaction of her and her husband, inventor Philo T. Farnsworth (and colleagues Cliff Gardner and Carl Christensen), on September 7, 1927 when he produced the first all-electronic TV picture (a simple straight line) with his Image Dissector tube

Elma Farnsworth on the drawbacks to mechanical disc television and the obstacles Philo encountered when creating electronic television

Elma Farnsworth on the reaction of her and her husband, inventor Philo T. Farnsworth (and colleagues Cliff Gardner and Carl Christensen), on September 7, 1927 when he produced the first all-electronic TV picture (a simple straight line) with his Image Dissector tube

On the reaction of her and her husband, inventor Philo T. Farnsworth (and colleagues Cliff Gardner and Carl Christensen), on September 7, 1927 when he produced the first all-electronic TV picture (a simple straight line) with his image dissector tube; on perfecting the tube

On some of the first televised images - film strips; on Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., and producer Joseph Schenck visiting Philo T. Farnsworth's lab to see television

On the press conference announcing electronic television and Philo being pursued by RCA; on famous visitors to Philo T. Farnsworth's lab, including Vladimir Zworykin

Elma Farnsworth on her husband Philo entering a contest in a magazine

Elma Farnsworth on Philo T. Farnsworth's idea for electronic television

Elma Farnsworth on Philo T. Farsnworth's idea for electronic television

Elma Farnsworth on Philo T. Farsnworth's idea for electronic television

Elma Farnsworth on Philo T. Farnsworth entering a contest in a magazine

Elma Farnsworth on Philo T. Farsnworth's idea for electronic television

Elma Farnsworth on Philo T. Farsnworth's idea for electronic television

On how she met Philo; on Philo's time in the Navy