Today in history: American television pioneer Philo T. Farnsworth, 21, succeeded in transmitting the image of a line ... - Shelby Star

Today in history: American television pioneer Philo T. Farnsworth, 21, succeeded in transmitting the image of a line ... Shelby Star On September 7, 1927, American television pioneer Philo T. Farnsworth, 21, succeeded in transmitting the image of a line through purely electronic means with a device called an “image dissector” at his San Francisco laboratory. On this date: In 1892 ... and more »