''Mother of Television'' Elma G. ''Pem'' Farnsworth Dies.BOUNTIFUL, Utah Bountiful is a city in Davis County, Utah, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 41,301, a small increase over the 1990 figure of 37,544. The estimated population in 2004 was 41,173, a slight decrease from 2000. -- Elma G. "Pem" Farnsworth, author of Distant Vision: Romance and Discovery on the Invisible Frontier (Pemberly-Kent Publishing) and wife of Philo T. Farnsworth, the inventor of electronic television, died quietly at 3:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 27 in Bountiful, Utah at the age of 98. Born February 25, 1908 in Jenson, Utah, "Pem," as she was affectionately known, moved with her parents to Provo, Utah where she met and married Philo Taylor Farnsworth in 1926. She was on her husband's lab team, handling technical drawings for his experiments with transmitting pictures through the air and was present on September 7, 1927, in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden when his invention of electronic television was first demonstrated successfully. "Pem" was the first person ever to appear on television and is often referred to as "The Mother of Television." Her drawings are part of the permanent collection in the Smithsonian Institute, Washington D.C. After Philo's death in 1971, "Pem" dedicated herself to preserving his legacy, keeping his name in its rightful place among great scientists and inventors of the 20th Century. She penned her autobiography Distant Vision: Romance and Discovery on the Invisible Frontier in 1990. Thanks to her efforts Philo was inducted into the Inventors Hall of Fame, is represented in statuary stat·u·ar·y n. pl. stat·u·ar·ies 1. Statues considered as a group. 2. The art of making statues. 3. A sculptor. adj. Of, relating to, or suitable for a statue. hall in Washington, D.C., and featured with a handful of inventors on U.S. postal stamps. Her wish was to live to see a film made of her husband's life. Well into her 90's, Mrs. Farnsworth was successful in lobbying the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences to create an award honoring her husband's contributions to the medium. She presented the first "Philo T. Farnsworth Award for Technical Excellence in Television" at the Emmy Awards Emmy award Annual presentation for outstanding achievement in U.S. television. Its name is taken from the nickname “immy” for the image orthicon, a television camera tube. in 2003. A devout Mormon, she derived her greatest satisfaction in encouraging young people, saying "if you believe you can do it, anything is possible." "Pem" is survived by her sister Lois, of Bountiful, Utah, and her sons, Russell and Kent, from New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and Indiana respectively, and 13 grandchildren GRANDCHILDREN, domestic relations. The children of one's children. Sometimes these may claim bequests given in a will to children, though in general they can make no such claim. 6 Co. 16. and great grandchildren. Her sisters Ruth and Rhae, brother Cliff, husband Philo, and two sons Kenny and Philo III all predeceased her. Funeral services funeral service n → misa de cuerpo presente funeral service n → service m funèbre funeral service funeral n are pending, held in Provo, Utah. For information skinnerprods@aol.com, www.farnovision.com, www.philotfarnsworth.com. |
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