Philo Farnsworth Born - Aug. 19, 1906

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Philo Farnsworth Born - Aug. 19, 1906

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Inventor Philo Farnsworth was born on this day in 1906. Learn more in the September 18, 2013 episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class, "Philo T. Farnsworth." Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Aug 19, 2018

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