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Wyckoff, Edwin Brit

The Teen Who Invented Television: Philo T. Farnsworth and His Awesome Invention

32 pp. | Enslow/Elementary | September, 2007 | Library ISBN 978-0-7660-2845-6 $22.60
(4) K-3 Genius at Work! Great Inventor Biographies series. This series profiles the achievements of less well-known inventors; the clear writing can be overly simplistic. Readers will appreciate the books' attention to childhood influences and lifelong perseverance. Most of the archival photos are portraits; the few sidebars, photos of the inventions, and diagrams add interest. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Genius at Work! Great Inventor Biographies titles: Heart Man, Laser Man, and The Teen Who Invented Television.
Reviewer: Sethany Rancier Alongi

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