1921

Farnsworth Daydreams

1921 – A 14-year old Philo T Farnsworth, having read about mechanical television in magazines, is reported to have conceived of electronic television scanning while daydreaming in an Idaho potato field. He confides his idea to high school teacher Justin Tolman.

Philo Taylor Farnsworth (August 19, 1906 – March 11, 1971) at age 13