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These men are some of the greatest pioneers in science. (The Invention of Television) Later in 1880 Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell wanted to upgrade the telephone and make it transmit images. Also to top it off, light was already being used it would be easier for one to make the “Photophone”. (The Invention of Television) As earlier said Philo Farnsworth won an award for a fool proof car ignition switch. This was from the Science and Invention Magazine, and this probably started his interest in electronics and technical machines. (Farnsworth, Philo) Now it is the 1900’s and people have stopped chasing butterflies and started to work. From here on out it seemed to be the electrical version had ousted out mechanical. This all thanks to to Campbell Swinton and Boris Rosing, because these men greatly improved the thinking going towards the tv by using cathode ray tubes. (The Invention of