Farnsworth

Farnsworth is a surname of English origin that has been used as a place name and borne by several notable individuals and institutions. The best known person with the surname is Philo Taylor Farnsworth (1906–1971), an American inventor whose work led to the development of electronic television. Farnsworth’s design for an all-electronic television system and his early demonstrations helped establish the technical basis for modern television broadcasting.

The name also appears in architecture and culture. Farnsworth House, a celebrated 1951 modernist residence in Plano, Illinois, was designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and named for its patron, Edith Farnsworth. The Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, Maine, houses American art and preserves works donated by the Farnsworth family. In popular culture, Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth is a recurring character in the animated series Futurama.

In addition to these, Farnsworth is used in various other place names and institutions, reflecting its longstanding presence in English-language toponymy and onomastics.