I am always searching for new TV related information which appears on the web. Recently I have been getting a fair amount of web hits on The Farnsworth Portable communications device which is used on the TV show Warehouse 13. I don't have cable so I haven't seen the show. What thoughts do you have on a TV show using a real inventor like Farnsworth and attributing fictional inventions as his. Does this blur history or add amunition to RCA argument against Farnsworth? Or does this just make a great TV show?

Wiki definition
http://warehouse13.wikia.com/wiki/Farnsworth

Site describing how to build your own Farnsworth prop.
http://www.lane-collett.net/projects/props/farnsworth.html

There are also blueprints for sale on eBay and elsewhere. Why are the eBay prices $14.95 BIN while other sites like Amazon selling for $9.95?

It's a little silly, but no question it was meant as a tribute to Farnsworth. Come to think of it, I haven't heard an 'RCA argument against Farnsworth' since the Sarnoff Library closed.

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sad thing is, with the nano technology we have today, you could actually make a thing like that work. LCD in place of where the "CRT" is. a micro-camera in the middle sight glass. then the 802.11 wifi build into the system board, lithium polymer battery, it would work.

What thoughts do you have on a TV show using a real inventor like Farnsworth and attributing fictional inventions as his.


Next, you'll be saying that Nikola Tesla actually did not build an invention that created duplicates like in The Prestige. :sigh:

It's a neat show show. The only American TV show that I've purchased the DVD for. I really enjoy it!