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Walter Bruch (1908 - 1990)

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10/25/2022
10/25/2022
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10/25/2022
10/25/2022

Robert Sarnoff MP (1918 - 1997)

Robert W. Sarnoff (July 2, 1918 – February 23, 1997) was an American businessman best known as the chief executive officer and chairman of the board of Radio Corporation of America (RCA) after assuming...

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4/7/2007
2/21/2022
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4/7/2007

Robert Sarnoff MP (1918 - 1997)

Robert W. Sarnoff (July 2, 1918 – February 23, 1997) was an American businessman best known as the chief executive officer and chairman of the board of Radio Corporation of America (RCA) after assuming...

2/21/2022

Harold "Hal" Golden (1924 - 2011)

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2/8/2012
8/28/2018

William (Beryl) Klein (1903 - 1988)

"Wilhelm Klein"

A noted Chicago pioneer in radio and TV broadcasting. He produced the first foreign language radio program in the USA, from 1927 until 1962 and was the founder of the United Film and Recording Studios ...

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9/14/2014
11/18/2016
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9/14/2014

William (Beryl) Klein (1903 - 1988)

"Wilhelm Klein"

A noted Chicago pioneer in radio and TV broadcasting. He produced the first foreign language radio program in the USA, from 1927 until 1962 and was the founder of the United Film and Recording Studios ...

11/18/2016

Israel "Izzy" Harold Asper MP (1932 - 2003)

Updated from MyHeritage Family Trees by SmartCopy : Aug 25 2015, 15:31:38 UTC * Obituary

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2/12/2007
11/1/2016
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2/12/2007

Israel "Izzy" Harold Asper MP (1932 - 2003)

Updated from MyHeritage Family Trees by SmartCopy : Aug 25 2015, 15:31:38 UTC * Obituary

11/1/2016

Eugene Polley MP (1915 - 2012)

"Eugene", "Joseph", "Poley", "Gene", "Połczyński", "Polczinski", "Polschenski", "Polezinski", "Polezynski", "Powley", "Polly"

Polley (November 29, 1915 – May 20, 2012) was an engineer and engineering manager for Zenith Electronics, most widely known for inventing the first wireless remote control for television.- inventor of ...

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5/24/2012
5/24/2012
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5/24/2012

Eugene Polley MP (1915 - 2012)

"Eugene", "Joseph", "Poley", "Gene", "Połczyński", "Polczinski", "Polschenski", "Polezinski", "Polezynski", "Powley", "Polly"

Polley (November 29, 1915 – May 20, 2012) was an engineer and engineering manager for Zenith Electronics, most widely known for inventing the first wireless remote control for television.- inventor of ...

5/24/2012

Vladimir K. Zworykin MP (1889 - 1982)

Википедия Влади́мир Козьми́ч Зворы́кин (17 [30] июля 1889[3], Муром, Владимирская губерния, Российская империя — 29 июля 1982, Принстон, Нью-Джерси, США) — русский инженер, впоследствии эмигрировавший ...

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10/31/2009
3/28/2012
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10/31/2009

Vladimir K. Zworykin MP (1889 - 1982)

Википедия Влади́мир Козьми́ч Зворы́кин (17 [30] июля 1889[3], Муром, Владимирская губерния, Российская империя — 29 июля 1982, Принстон, Нью-Джерси, США) — русский инженер, впоследствии эмигрировавший ...

3/28/2012

David Sarnoff MP (1891 - 1971)

American businessman and pioneer of American commercial radio and television. As a young man in April 1912, He received the first notification of the foundering of the R.M.S. Titanic from a Marconi rci...

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3/30/2007
3/27/2012
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3/30/2007

David Sarnoff MP (1891 - 1971)

American businessman and pioneer of American commercial radio and television. As a young man in April 1912, He received the first notification of the foundering of the R.M.S. Titanic from a Marconi rci...

3/27/2012

Charles Francis Jenkins MP (1867 - 1934)

Francis Jenkins (August 22, 1867 – June 6, 1934) was an American pioneer of early cinema and one of the inventors of television, though he used mechanical rather than electronic technologies. His busin...

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6/26/2011
3/27/2012
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6/26/2011

Charles Francis Jenkins MP (1867 - 1934)

Francis Jenkins (August 22, 1867 – June 6, 1934) was an American pioneer of early cinema and one of the inventors of television, though he used mechanical rather than electronic technologies. His busin...

3/27/2012

Philo Taylor Farnsworth, Sr. MP (1906 - 1971)

Philo Taylor Farnsworth (August 19, 1906 – March 11, 1971) was an American inventor. He is best known for inventing the first completely electronic television. In particular, he was the first to make a...

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6/17/2007
3/27/2012
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6/17/2007

Philo Taylor Farnsworth, Sr. MP (1906 - 1971)

Philo Taylor Farnsworth (August 19, 1906 – March 11, 1971) was an American inventor. He is best known for inventing the first completely electronic television. In particular, he was the first to make a...

3/27/2012

Archibald Campbell-Swinton, FRS (1863, Kimmerghame House, Berwickshire – 1930, London) was a Scottish consulting electrical engineer. He began experimenting around 1903 with the use of cathode ray tube...

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5/17/2009
3/27/2012
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5/17/2009

Archibald Campbell-Swinton, FRS (1863, Kimmerghame House, Berwickshire – 1930, London) was a Scottish consulting electrical engineer. He began experimenting around 1903 with the use of cathode ray tube...

3/27/2012

Alan Blumlein MP (1903 - 1942)

Dower Blumlein (born June 29, 1903 in Hampstead, London, died June 7, 1942) was an electronics engineer who made many inventions in telecommunications, sound recording, stereo, television and radar. He...

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9/2/2008
3/27/2012
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9/2/2008

Alan Blumlein MP (1903 - 1942)

Dower Blumlein (born June 29, 1903 in Hampstead, London, died June 7, 1942) was an electronics engineer who made many inventions in telecommunications, sound recording, stereo, television and radar. He...

3/27/2012

Manfred Baron von Ardenne MP (1907 - 1997)

Manfred von Ardenne (20 January 1907 – 26 May 1997) was a German research and applied physicist and inventor. He took out approximately 600 patents in fields including electron microscopy, medical tech...

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1/26/2010
3/27/2012
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1/26/2010

Manfred Baron von Ardenne MP (1907 - 1997)

Manfred von Ardenne (20 January 1907 – 26 May 1997) was a German research and applied physicist and inventor. He took out approximately 600 patents in fields including electron microscopy, medical tech...

3/27/2012