"Mr. Ferro..."

Inside the Messenger Television Factory, Brooklyn.

Wiping the stains on his hands, the worker in overalls asked Philo Farnsworth with an anxious look on his face.

"Is Mr. Colin Looper really going to bring President Roosevelt with him?"

Although the news that President Roosevelt would send a letter to visit the TV factory had already spread throughout the factory, he still didn't believe it. After all, this was Mr. President, and Hoover had never been to the place where they worked when he was in office.

Saw it.

"certainly."

Facing the workers' questions, Philo Farnsworth nodded.

In fact, not to mention the factory workers, even Ferro himself was in disbelief when he first received the news. It was not until he confirmed it with Colin repeatedly that he reluctantly believed it.

The factory tour was in the afternoon, but the workers at the Messenger TV factory had been looking forward to it since early in the morning.

Because of the upcoming presidential visit, the TV factory was immersed in a tense atmosphere throughout the morning. Both the workers and Philo Farnsworth were a little out of their minds at work. Of course, in such a situation

Affected by emotions, the production line conditions of the entire factory that day were naturally not ideal, but everyone from top to bottom cared about this.

After all, the president was shot in the skull in front of them.

Retracting his palm, Roosevelt's eyes fell on the factory assembly line.

"In fact, this is not my fault alone."

It was not until H. Low invented the three-gun shadow mask color picture tube and Lorenzo invented the single-gun color picture tube that color TV really took shape, and it took another ten years after that before color TV really became a reality.

be popularized.

"Coming!"

If he fails in the patent litigation with RCA, he will take out this patent and directly launch a new generation of color TV sets to crush the older generation TV patents held by RCA.

Kennedy's assassination in Dallas, Texas, became the biggest failure in the history of the U.S. Secret Service.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Philo Farnsworth."

During the visit to the laboratory, Roosevelt's eyes were quickly caught by a strange-looking television in the laboratory.

Facing Roosevelt's praise, Ferro quickly shook his hand and said: "Mr. Colin Luper also put forward many design ideas in this process, especially the provision of color picture tubes. If it weren't for Colin Luper,

With Mr. Po's help, maybe I still wouldn't be able to manufacture a color TV set so smoothly."

Not only Roosevelt, but all the visitors in the laboratory were shocked by the scene in front of them.

Although the "fireside chat" helped Roosevelt stabilize the worsening financial crisis, it did not completely solve the problem.

"Mr. President..."

Following Roosevelt's wheelchair, The Courier World took a large number of photos.

After nodding, Colin nodded to Philo Farnsworth in the laboratory, who suddenly started the laboratory's color TV prototype.

"Yes...yes...Mr. President..."

Historically, the development from black-and-white TVs to color TVs spanned about twenty years.

Faced with the president's sudden inquiry, the worker was obviously at a loss. He was excited for a long time before stammering his reply.

Facing Roosevelt's inquiry, Philo Farnsworth glanced at Colin who was standing aside with some hesitation.

Seeing Roosevelt appearing in the factory, Philo Farnsworth still looked a little excited even though he had already received Colin's approval.

Prior to this, although the president's security regulations were strict, he still had a certain degree of freedom.

Watching clips of his speeches and fireside chats on the color TV, Roosevelt looked to Philo Farnsworth aside.

"Nothing wrong."

In the wheelchair, Roosevelt extended his palms with a smile: "Nice to meet you."

As the TV was turned on, but after a brief signal jump, a colorful Superman logo flashed across the TV screen, and then a picture of Roosevelt sitting by the fireside appeared.

"Sometimes, a good idea can often change the world."

You know, at this time, even color pictures in movies had not yet been completely popularized. A TV that could broadcast the world in color would have an impact on people. It is enough to imagine.

In fact, it was only after the assassination of John F. Kennedy that the entire Secret Service system changed. The Secret Service, which is responsible for protecting the head of state, initiated a revolutionary change in its security practices.

In fact, not only him, but the entire United States and even the world do not understand this product.

It is precisely for this reason that Colin did not industrialize color TV and only placed a prototype in the laboratory.

Therefore, Roosevelt naturally needed to respond.

At the same time, Roosevelt in the wheelchair also showed an unexpected expression at the right time.

The existence of Colin has undoubtedly greatly reduced this process.

This may also be related to his own experience. After all, when a person loses his mobility, he will naturally choose other ways to show his charm.

Although he intended to promote the development of the television industry, he did not intend to switch directly from black-and-white televisions to color televisions overnight.

"So, is this a TV?"

"this……"

Because it is just a prototype, the color picture of the entire TV is not very clear.

However, looking at himself on the TV, Roosevelt couldn't help but push the wheelchair closer.

At present, the color prototype of the Messenger TV factory uses a three-gun and three-beam color picture tube, also called a shadow mask tube. It is an early-developed picture tube. It consists of four parts: a fluorescent screen, a shadow mask, an electron gun and a glass casing.

Under Roosevelt's friendly attitude, not only the workers at the Courier TV factory, but also the reporters taking photos nearby were infected by his kind attitude.

Therefore, while Roosevelt was actively promoting the "New Deal", he also needed to constantly appeal to the people through a people-friendly image to avoid the loss of credibility.

"A wonderful invention, Mr. Ferro."

Considering the current patent litigation between Colin and RCA, Roosevelt cannot express his attitude too obviously to avoid being criticized by the opposition party for the president's interference in the judiciary. However, Roosevelt's visit to the Messenger TV factory is actually a position in itself.

Express.

Especially in this period when even television programs are not perfect and television sets are not yet popular.

In other words, under normal circumstances, it is extremely difficult to produce color picture tubes.

Soon, under Colin's guidance, a group of people passed from the factory assembly line to the TV R&D department.

Presidential security during this period was not as strong-willed as it would later be.

When he came to the field where he was good at, Philo Farnsworth's original nervousness was somewhat relieved. He briefly introduced his invention in front of Roosevelt.

"There is no need to be too nervous. In fact, we are all working hard for this country. It's just because of the different division of labor."

During this period of time, the Courier World has been supporting Roosevelt's New Deal and promoting his policies in newspapers.

Taking up Ferro's topic, Colin immediately opened his mouth to explain.

Therefore, the next best thing is to expand the TV market first, which is what Colin needs to do now.

This color TV set in the Messenger TV factory was only able to be produced because Colin cheated through his [heat sight] ability.

At the same time, on the other side, a reporter from "The Courier World" immediately pressed the shutter and recorded this scene.

The whole process of visiting the TV was extremely smooth.

By the way, let’s call him the father of color television.

Although Roosevelt could not fully understand many of Ferro Farnsworth's descriptions during the process, this did not prevent him from praising Ferro's invention.

Of course, this was just a backup plan prepared by Colin. RCA's defeat was already doomed, so Colin was not in a hurry to launch his own color TV.

"A wonderful invention, Mr. Ferro."

It must be said that Roosevelt was obviously very experienced in winning over the people.

Pushing Roosevelt's wheelchair, Colin took him to the Messenger TV factory.

"What is this, Mr. Ferro?"

What's more, the factory visit itself is a mutually beneficial approach.

Sometimes, the best is not the most suitable. From the perspective of TV viewing experience, color TVs are naturally much better than black and white TVs. However, considering the cost of color images, even if Colin wants to promote it, the radio station

They may not be able to afford the cost of producing color programs or TV series.

"Friends, I want to tell you what we have done in the past few days, why we have done it, and what we plan to do next..."

Roosevelt obviously had some interest in the production of televisions. As an emerging product, Roosevelt didn't know much about televisions.

In fact, Colin also has his own ideas about the patent for picture tubes.

Following Louis Walton, several small teams of Secret Service security officers came to the factory. Ten minutes later, Roosevelt, accompanied by Colin, arrived in a car at the Messenger TV factory in Brooklyn.

.

After all, in this era, it is still a bit too difficult to fully promote color TVs.

Although, at the Pulitzer Building, he was skeptical of Roosevelt's political views.
To be continued...