Vladimir K. Zworykin
Russian-American engineer (1888–1982) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vladimir Kosma Zworykin[lower-alpha 2] (1888/1889[lower-alpha 1] – July 29, 1982[7]) was a Russian-American inventor, engineer, and pioneer of television technology. Zworykin invented a television transmitting and receiving system employing cathode ray tubes. He played a role in the practical development of television from the early thirties, including charge storage-type tubes, infrared image tubes and the electron microscope.[8]
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Vladimir K. Zworykin | |
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Born | Vladimir Kosmich Zworykin 1888 or 1889[lower-alpha 1] |
Died | (1982-07-29)July 29, 1982 (aged 92–94) Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. |
Citizenship | Russian, American |
Education | Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology ESPCI University of Pittsburgh (PhD) |
Occupation | Engineer |
Spouse | Tatiana Vasilieff (m. 1915) 2nd wife Katherine Polevitsky (m. 1951) |
Engineering career | |
Projects | Television, Electron Microscope |
Significant design | Iconoscope, Photomultiplier |
Significant advance | Inventor of the kinescope and other components of early television technology |
Awards | IRE Medal of Honor, 1951, IEEE Edison Medal, 1952 |
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