As a young boy, Philo Farnsworth became very interested in the nature of how things worked. No sooner did Philo learn how to talk then he began to ask questions. It amazes me how much he wanted to understand how everything worked around him, from the mechanics of a tractor to the glow of a light bulb. “At 14, Philo was plowing a field, and the parallel lines sparked an idea about breaking down images into lines of light and transmitting them.”(2) Later “at high school he discussed television with his chemistry teacher and started reading about photo-electricity and the cathode-ray tube.”(1) In college Philo had the opportunity to meet with an influential businessmen who was able to set him up with the opportunity to turn his dreams into reality;