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Philo Farnsworth is an inventor and engineer developing the first television. He has just arrived at a hospital after learning that his son Kenny is ill. His wife Pem and two doctors greet him. Farnsworth is a visionary and brilliant engineer who believes he can build virtually anything. In this scene, he refuses to accept that Kenny will require a tracheotomy to prevent his infection from spreading to his lungs and insists he can build a device that will accomplish the same thing. His more
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Start: Pem: These are the doctors. This is my husband. Doctor #1: It’s a streptococcal infection and we’re concerned it might spread to his lungs. We want to perform a preventive tracheotomy and we want to do it right now.
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End: Doctor #1: Mr. Farnsworth, Dr. Westbrook needs to begin preparing your son for surgery. You’ll need to stay out here. Philo: I can build one! Doctor #1: You’ll need to stay out here.
Citation: Aaron Sorkin, The Farnsworth Invention, Samuel French, 2009, pp. 79-81.
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