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Farnsworth

American  
[fahrnz-wurth] / ˈfɑrnzˌwɜrθ /

noun

  1. Philo Taylor 1906–71, U.S. physicist and inventor: pioneer in the field of television.


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Amber Valley MP Linsey Farnsworth who is backing the petition, said the support was seen as a "key factor" in attracting a new strategic investor for Denby Pottery.

From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026

“Mixed use is generally better received by city councils than storage alone,” Farnsworth says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026

Allen Farnsworth, the general manager of SoCal Self Storage, operates one facility in Pasadena with a laundromat on-site and another in Hollywood that houses a Thai restaurant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026

Laura Farnsworth Dogu is not, at first glance, your typical Trump appointee.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026

In 1920, the memorably named Philo T. Farnsworth conceived the cathode ray vacuum tube used in most all twentieth-century TV sets.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green

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