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Subscribe – After sketching his idea for an “electric television” on his highschool chalkboard, Philo Farnsworth dedicates his life to gaining the knowledge necessary to make his dream a reality... When RCA tries to buy his patent (and the riches that come with it), Farnsworth and the RCA founder David Sarnoff face off; the results of their confrontation will forever change the way we experience the world. David Sarnoff is the ultimate rags-to-riches, American success story. One of the first to recognize the potential that radio has to offer, he rises up the ranks to become an executive at RCA. Within a few short years he’s the immensely wealthy and powerful head of the company. His goal: to change the world, using media. Though it’s hard to imagine, Sarnoff’s archrival is a farm boy from the Midwest. Philo Farnsworth, a brilliant, humble geek, believes in a machine that could someday broadcast pictures, like radio does with sound. One day, looking at the row
