<P> Philo Taylor Farnsworth ( August 19 , 1906 -- March 11 , 1971 ) was an American inventor and television pioneer . He made many contributions that were crucial to the early development of all - electronic television . He is perhaps best known for his 1927 invention of the first fully functional all - electronic image pickup device ( video camera tube ) , the `` image dissector '' , as well as the first fully functional and complete all - electronic television system . He was also the first person to demonstrate such a system to the public . Farnsworth developed a television system complete with receiver and camera , which he produced commercially in the form of the Farnsworth Television and Radio Corporation , from 1938 to 1951 , in Fort Wayne , Indiana . </P>
<P> Philo Taylor Farnsworth ( August 19 , 1906 -- March 11 , 1971 ) was an American inventor and television pioneer . He made many contributions that were crucial to the early development of all - electronic television . He is perhaps best known for his 1927 invention of the first fully functional all - electronic image pickup device ( video camera tube ) , the `` image dissector '' , as well as the first fully functional and complete all - electronic television system . He was also the first person to demonstrate such a system to the public . Farnsworth developed a television system complete with receiver and camera , which he produced commercially in the form of the Farnsworth Television and Radio Corporation , from 1938 to 1951 , in Fort Wayne , Indiana . </P>
who invented the television and when was it invented
who invented the television and when was it invented
Philo Taylor Farnsworth 1927
Philo Taylor Farnsworth 1927