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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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Linsey Farnsworth, Labour MP for Amber Valley, said she had "promised to fight for Denby Pottery until the very last moment".

From BBC • Jun. 9, 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

East Midlands Mayor Claire Ward told the Local Democracy Reporting Service she was working closely with Amber Valley MP Linsey Farnsworth to make a case for intervention from the government.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 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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