American Experience
Season 9 Episode 6 - Big Dream, Small Screen
The little known story of Philo T. Farnsworth, a Utah farm boy who first sketched out his idea for electronic television at the age of fourteen. An eccentric genius, Farnsworth spent years battling corporate giants to receive acknowledgment for his invention.
Episodes in Season 9
T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (1): The Long Campaign
55 min
T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (2): The Bully Pulpit
55 min
The Richest Man in the World: Andrew Carnegie
55 min
Hawaii's Last Queen
55 min
The Telephone
55 min
Big Dream, Small Screen
55 min
New York Underground
55 min
Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern
55 min
Around the World in 72 Days
55 min
Gold Fever
55 min
Vietnam: A Television History (Part 1 & 2)
55 min
Vietnam: A Television History (3): LBJ Goes to War
55 min
Vietnam: A Television History (4): America Takes Charge
55 min
Vietnam: A Television History (5): America's Enemy
55 min
Vietnam: A Television History (6): Tet 1968
55 min
Vietnam: A Television History (7): Vietnamizing the War
55 min
Vietnam: A Television History (8): Cambodia and Laos
55 min
Vietnam: A Television History (9): Peace is at Hand
55 min
Vietnam: A Television History (10): Homefront USA
55 min
Vietnam: A Television History (11): The End of the Tunnel
55 min
T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (3): The Good Fight
55 min
T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (4): Black Care
55 min