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Wasn't this announced a couple weeks ago?
So just hyperbole in the headlines as usual.
That's why I love this place.
Anons know and report truth far more
consistently than anyone.
I believe a big reason for the post 47 acceleration in tech was simply the end of WWII and intelligent Patriots coming home and doing what Americans do best. Intelligence was redirected to creation instead of destruction. Big wars tend to spur innovation and invention.
"Watershed moments" aren't all that uncommon.
Farm boy who invented television.
AI Overview
Philo Taylor Farnsworth (1906–1971) was an American inventor who created the first fully functional, all-electronic television system.
Inspired by the parallel rows of a potato field, the 14-year-old farm boy from Rigby, Idaho, realized in 1921 that images could be scanned line-by-line using electrons.
Key Facts About Philo Farnsworth
The Big Idea: While plowing at age 14, he realized he could transmit image data by scanning it, similar to the rows in the field, overcoming the limitations of slow, mechanical TV systems.
"Image Dissector": He designed the first electronic camera tube, known as the "image dissector".
First Transmission: At age 21, in his San Francisco laboratory on September 7, 1927, he made the first successful all-electronic television transmission.
Battling Corporate Giants: Despite legal challenges from RCA and Vladimir Zworykin, Farnsworth successfully proved he patented the technology first, with his former high school teacher providing crucial evidence.
Legacy: By the time of his death, he held over 300 U.S. and foreign patents, including improvements in radar, night vision, and nuclear energy.
He is often remembered as the "father of television" but received little recognition for most of his life as major corporations profited from his inventions.
Is there sauce on that?
So rather than "in the custody of" it would be equally true that they are visiting their grandparents.
Seems to me the invention of broadcast television pretty much meets ALL of the criteria you mentioned as a watershed moment.
Not arguing with you. More like agreeing with you actually.
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