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The story of Philo Farnsworth (he invented Television) is Inspirational, exciting and--my personal favorite--Damn Depressing. I would like to see a chart or graphic or some sort of representation of the relative contributions (technical, financial, "political," etc.) of Armstrong, Goldmark, Farnsworth, De Forest, Edison, et al., even David Sarnoff--to the "Invention" of Television. There is a disjoint between what people (read that, all of us) expect to be "Fair & Equitable" and what is required for humankind to get out of, and stay out of, "Caves." The Thinkers Think! --The Doers Do!If all of the Doers had Not Done, we would still be living in caves--regardless of what the Thinkers had thought! I don't like it, but it seems immutable--a physics thing--a Law of Nature: For mankind to survive, there seems a requirement that the Greedy feed off of the Artisans. And, the rest of us keep quiet because we are the beneficiaries of this process. The people--by their deeds--who have brought about the most momentous changes to mankind--good & bad--were the Doers, and--in the main--were not nice people. Looking at Sarnoff's history, he seems the archetype of that dichotomy. Once, in a blue moon, is born a soul that is both a Thinker and a Doer--Edison, Eastman, Land, Westinghouse, etc.; or a duo--Wozniak & Jobs, etc. As evidence of this Fact of Life, less than 1% of inventors benefit directly from their inventions--most die bitter and impoverished people. If one is innovative and desires Peace-of-Mind, one should suppress the urge to invent!
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