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Philo Taylor Farnsworth (August 19, 1906, Beaver, Utah, United States – March 11, 1971, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States) was an American inventor and pioneer of telecommunications. He is best known for inventing the world’s first fully electronic television system and is therefore regarded as one of the “fathers of television.” Throughout his life, he obtained more than 300 U.S. and foreign patents for electronic and mechanical devices. Early Life and Education Philo Taylor Farnsworth was bo