The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-31
EDINBURG'S BOY
INVENTOR TAKES
RAP AT CRITICS
Ernest Patrick Maintains
His TeIeviSion Set Has
no Tubes.

Py Times Special
COLUMBUS. Ind. May 31.-Ern-
est Patrick, 17-year-old Edinburg
high school boy, whose television set
has been the subject of considerable
attention in the past few months,
took cccasson TO answer critics when
10 demonstrated the set here at the
home of Mr.. ana Mrs. Ray Hender-
son.
Clarence Everroad, local radio
man, who inspected the television
apparatus a few days ago, intimated
in a public statement that 1t incor-
porates no new ideas. that tubes are
used and that he doubted that it
cost but 80 cents to build.
The young inventor in reply, de-
clares the set has no tubes; that it
operates for longer distances than
similar apparatus; that it repro
duceS colors, and with the exception
Of the battery, cost only 80 cents.
Interests Large Companies
Patrick asserts he has formed con-
facts with several large concerns in
terested in his invention and men,
toned the Radio Corporation Of
America; Montgomery, Ward & Co.;
Jenkins Television Corporation,
Jersey City; the United States Radio
and Television Corporation, Marion,
and the Bell Telephone Company.
Several of the firms have offered
him use of their laboratories, the
youth says. He is preparing to OBJ
tain a patent on the invention and
in that connection, will have his
plans witnessed and notarized by a
Purdue university radio expert.
Discussing bis invention, his hopes
and daily life, young Patrick said:
There are no tubes of any kind
in my set, neither for detecting sig
mails nor for simplifying them.
L did not buy the parts and as
semble them. made each one my
self.
1.-THE actual cost of all materials I
bought for the chassis was 80 cents.
I don't know who knocked off that
penny and made it 90.
Mr.. Everroad and his compan-
ions were in no position to comment
on my set, for they were not closer
than ten feet to it, and were there
only ten minutes. They are mis-
taken about it containing a tube, or
any other kind. I have built dozens
of tubeless sets.
Reception from London
1.-THE usual distance for television
reception is not over 200 miles. I
have got London twice, and have no
difficulty getting reception for 1000
miles.
Il have been told by television
hen that the disc must open up and
shut of the light at the theoretical
rate of 100000 times a second to
obtain color. My disc travels at a
rate far under that, although am
not just sure what its rate of
speed is.
hoC a OAA-fOAL WCI OdIbCIy. lIlG
price Of this is not, of course, in
cluded In the 30 cents.
IF / make a million dollars out
of it. all I'll want is just the chance
to go ahead working. My father
and my brother are farmers. That's
what they are interested in, but I've
always been interested in electricity.
I'd starve to death farming.
I've been experimenting with
radio about six years and with tel
eviSion the last three. 1 work at 1t
every night until midnight, except
Sunday. My mother won't let me
work on Sundays.
Latin and algebra are tough.
ElectricityfiS easy. But my teachers
at Edinburg help me and I manage
to make good grades. But I work
hard"