"Cy Day" 7/74 Side 2., 1974

Item — track: 8

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Scope and Contents

A woman is now being interviewed. She graduated from University in 1943 and talks about her experiences with the first company she worked for K-part Farnsworth Television company.
She talks about some half tubes that she had made while working specifically with Philo, which seemed to be for demonstration not for any practical purpose. They had to be made by hand.
They talk about the difficulty of continuing Philo's fusion research now that he has died. They say the math is too complicated and most people wouldn't be able to understand it very well.
They talk about how sharp Philo was and how it sometimes made his conversation difficult to follow because he would shift gears so quickly.
Philo's wife tells a story about how RCA drove a man to jump out of a window because of lawsuits over a patent.
His wife talks about his obsession with the future and how she found it impressive but also believes that it cut his life short.

Dates

1974

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Collection material in English.

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