The Invention That Changed The World

After sketching his idea for an “electric television” on his high­school chalkboard, Philo Farnsworth dedicates his life to gaining the knowledge necessary to make his dream a reality... When RCA tries to buy his patent (and the riches that come with it), Farnsworth and the RCA founder David Sarnoff face off; the results of their confrontation will forever change the way we experience the world.

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