NAT GEO documentary 2015 - Farnsworth vs Sarnoff - American Genius

Paul recounts how Philo Farnsworth, armed only with a hand-cranked calculator, developed a fusion concept using electrostatic confinement. By 1959, he was building “fusors”—basketball-sized devices capable of producing sustained, controllable fusion reactions. Full Episode: https://youtu.be/r_0o1W5E2JU?si=B2Aem1fXYLXNT6ZB | Matt Beall Podcast

Paul explains how Philo Farnsworth tackled the riddle of nuclear fusion: how to contain a miniature star without destroying the vessel or snuffing out the reaction. While modern science spent billions on massive machines, Farnsworth believed the glow inside his experimental tubes held the key. Full Episode: https://youtu.be/r_0o1W5E2JU?si=Cb80Dn13RDEyXFw- | Matt Beall Podcast