Latest Episodes
October 03, 2025
E6: 1927 - Prologue To The Countdown – 1927
To have the right idea and make it work is everything. Meet Philo T. Farnsworth, the teenager who had the right idea and the...
00:14:39
September 25, 2025
E5: Before 1927 #5: It's A Quantum Thing
In the last episode, we talked about cathode rays and radio waves. But before this meandering journey through the history of science and technology...
00:09:05
September 22, 2025
E4: Before 1927 #4: Cathode Rays and Radio Waves
Today’s installment covers two more technologies needed to achieve real television. One is another step toward the electronic picture. The other redefines how those...
00:12:51
September 19, 2025
E3: Before 1927 #3: Wheels, Vacuums, and Rays
Continuing our look back on the myriad observations, discoveries and inventions that preceded 1927. In the last episode, we talked about the evolution of...
00:09:31
September 18, 2025
E2: Before 1927 #2: Electric Messages
Given the indispensable role that electricity plays in modern life, it's worth remembering: humans of some kind have roamed the Earth for hundreds of...
00:09:23
September 17, 2025
E1: Before 1927 #1: Persistence, Illusions, and Dreams
Before we can start the Countdown – and make the case that Philo T. Farnsworth invented television – we need to look back on...
00:11:49