The Boy Who Invented TV by Kathleen Krull
An inspiring true story of a boy genius.Plowing a potato field in 1920, a 14-year-old farm boy from Idaho saw in the parallel rows of overturned earth a way to make pictures fly through the air. This boy was not a magician; he was a scientific genius and just eight years later he made his brainstorm in the potato field a reality by transmitting the world s first television image. This fascinating picture-book biography of Philo Farnsworth covers his early interest in machines and electricity, leading up to how he put it all together in one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century. The author s afterword discusses the lawsuit Farnsworth waged and won against RCA when his high school science teacher testified that Philo s invention of television was years before RCA s.
Kathleen Krull is known for producing award-winning nonfiction for children, such as Lives of the Explorers, Lives of the Musicians, and the other volumes in this famous series, all of which are drawn by Kathryn Hewitt. She's also the author of Harvesting Hope: Cesar Chavez's Tale, which was illustrated by Yuyi Morales, as well as The Beatles Were Fab (and They Were Funny) and Lincoln Tells a Joke: How Humor Saved the Presidency (and the Nation), which she co-wrote with Paul Brewer and had Stacy Innerst illustrate. She resides in the city of San Diego, California. Kathyleen Krull's website is kathleenkrull.com.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780375845611 |
| ISBN 10 | 0375845615 |
| Title | The Boy Who Invented TV |
| Author | Kathleen Krull |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
| Year published | 2009-09-08 |
| Number of pages | 40 |
| Prizes | Winner of NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children 2010, Winner of Parents' Choice Silver Honor Book 2009, Winner of School Library Journal Best Book of the Year 2009, Nominated for Indiana Young Hoosier Master List 2011, Nominated for Kansas William White Award., Nominated for Pennsylvania Keystone State Reading Association Book Award. |
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