That was a great link. Fascinating stuff I'd never heard of before. Thanks!
Here's a few more of my favorites.
The real inventor of electronic Television
Philo T Farnsworth
http://philotfarnsworth.com/philotfarnsworth/index.html
http://www.farnovision.com/
THE INVENTION OF TELEVISION ...
http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/history1.htm
John Logie Baird
http://kinema.uwaterloo.ca/hills961.htm
http://www.mztv.com/baird.html