Vladimir K. Zworykin
(1889-1982)
Russian engineer
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Vladimir Kosmich Zworykin (Russian: Влади́мир Козьми́ч Зворы́кин, Vladimir Koz'mich Zvorykin; July 29 [O.S. July 17] 1888 – July 29, 1982) 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.
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Vladimir Kosmich Zworykin 30 July 1889 Murom, Russia
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29 July 1982 (aged 92) Princeton, New Jersey, USA
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| Zodiac | Leo |
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