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User Review - landlocked54 - LibraryThingA great inside look at the invention of electronic television written by Farnsworth's wife who was there when this all took place. Mrs. Farnsworth rambles at times, so a good editor working with her ... Read full review
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| Title | Distant Vision: Romance and Discovery on an Invisible Frontier |
| Author | Elma G. Farnsworth |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | PemberlyKent, 1990 |
| ISBN | 0962327603, 9780962327605 |
| Length | 333 pages |
| Subjects | › Biography & Autobiography / General Biography & Autobiography / Science & Technology |
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