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Electric Kids

The Past and The Curious by The Past and The Curious History Podcast for Kids

May 30, 202534:00Kids & family

Philo Farnsworth loved electricity so much he came up with a way to invent television - as a 14 year old! Centuries beforehand Stephen Gray, a British scientist, learned more about electricity than anyone before him - an...

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Electric Kids is an episode from The Past and The Curious by The Past and The Curious History Podcast for Kids. Philo Farnsworth loved electricity so much he came up with a way to invent television - as a 14 year old! Centuries beforehand S...

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Published May 30, 2025, 34:00 long, audio available.

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Philo Farnsworth loved electricity so much he came up with a way to invent television - as a 14 year old! Centuries beforehand Stephen Gray, a British scientist, learned more about electricity than anyone before him - and he used children to show how it worked!

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