Connection: Colonel Sanders and Philo Farnsworth

While reading the article on Philo Farnsworth and the creation of the television, I could not help but thinking about the creator of KFC, Colonel Sanders. Both men spent a lot of time perfecting their craft. For Sanders it was creating his famous original recipe for his chicken, and for Fransworth, it was making the television. Both had to go through trial and error to produce the best effect. After Sanders was done with his recipe, he turned his small diner next to a gas station to one of the most popular stops for truckers. Later on he would franchise KFC and create one of the most popular fast food reastauruants in the United States. It may seem that Sanders and Farnsworth were nothing a like because unlike Farnsworth, Sanders created what some may call a corporation. But Sanders was mistreated by the owners of the restauraunt he created. After selling his business, Sanders became a wealthy man. But he was not content to whither and grow old aimlessly. He loved being called the colonel ans still wanted to be the a part of KFC. He was fortunately their spokesmen, but even that was taken from him. They took the name of colonel away from him. This started a feud between him and the business he created. He filed a law suit for being associated with products that he did not help create or endorse. They sued back for libel after he denounced the products that were being associated with him.
I believe that both Philo Farnsworth and Colonel Sanders hold ill will towards corporations. Farnsworth was run out of business by corporations and his patents were adapted so others could claim them as their own. Both men were mistreated by corporations and were left without what they loved most. Unlike Farnsworth, Sanders might have negotiated with corporations, but he was left feeling bitter. Just like Farnsworth, who disliked corporations from the start.