Lynn Mowat papers relating to invention of television 1933-1945

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Lynn Mowat papers relating to invention of television 1933-1945

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The Lynn Mowat papers consist of newspaper clippings and correspondence relating to Philo Farnsworth and the development of the television tube. Most of the correspondence is between George Everson, the vice president of Farnsworth Television Inc., and Lynn Mowat.

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L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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Everson, George, b. 1885-

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Mowat, Lynn

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Lynn Mowat was born 29 August 1894 in Oregon. He was a supporter of Philo Farnsworth and the development of the television and television tube. He was a highly favored friend of George Everson, the vice president of Farnsworth Television Inc. He died 9 July 1976. From the guide to the Lynn Mowat papers relating to invention of television, 1933-1945, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) ...

Farnsworth, Philo Taylor, 1906-1971

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Inventor of television (Farnsworth) and financier (Everson). Philo T. Farnsworth, born 1906, was the inventor of television. His first transmission was in 1927 in San Francisco. George Everson, born in 1885, was Farnsworth's original financial backer and secretary of the television company they formed. Everson also was recruiter of scientific personnel for the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory in Berkeley, California, 1942-1954. From the description of The Philo ...