The Boy Who Invented TV: The Story of Philo Farnsworth, Paperback - 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 e...

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DescriptionFrank William Epperson is a curious boy who wants to be an inventor when he grows up. Since inventing begins with experimenting, Frank s...

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