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75th Anniversary of Television

Posted by michael on from the gilligan-and-maryann-still-not-rescued dept.

SpiceWare writes "In the summer of '21, Philo T. Farnsworth was struck by an inspiration after plowing a field. He transmitted the first television image six years later on September 7, 1927."

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  1. Philo T. Farnsworth? by VVrath · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    In school we were always taught that John Logie Baird inented the TV.

    Ho hum.

  2. Re:Claimed by kylegordon · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    ooooh, ok, I'll stoop to the same level, yet still have the guts to stay logged in as myself.

    As an American you are no doubt some fat, ugly overweight child with a penchant for running a machine gun up and down your local school. You'll also be ruled by some half assed dictator hell bent on nuclear war with the middle east. The only bad thing about being British just now is, like the song says, 'Jokers to the left of me, losers to the right'

    Now off you go and be a good little boy, and don't listen to what mommy tells you about not talking to strangers...

  3. Re:John Logie Baird in 1926 by nnnneedles · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I fucking hate that because it is ALWAYS like that, and the incredibly fucking dumb americans believe it all. That's why they are such stupid fucking idiot patriots because they are fed this bullshit every single day.

    Facts? Oh, forget that, let's be patriots!

    Europeans DON'T think like that and normally feel good about giving credit where credit is due. Except the french. Maybe.

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    Will code a sig generator for food