Vladimir Kosmich Zworykin (Russian: Влади́мир Козьми́ч Зворы́кин, Vladimir Koz’mich Zvorykin; July 29 [O.S. July 17] 1888 – July 29, 1982)[1][2] was a Russian-born American inventor, engineer, and pioneer of television technology. Educated in Russia and in France, he spent most of his life in the United States. 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.[3]
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Name(s):
Vladimir Kosma Zworykin
Birth:
July 29, 1888, Murom, Russia
Death:
July 29, 1982, Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Spouse:
Katherine Polevitsky (m. 1951–1982)
Awards:
IEEE Medal of Honor, IEEE Edison Medal
Books:
Television: The Electronics of Image Transmission
Education:
University of Pittsburgh, Saint-Petersburg State Institute of Technology
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- Vladimir K. Zworykin – Wikipedia
Vladimir Kosmich Zworykin (Russian: Влади́мир Козьми́ч Зворы́кин, Vladimir Koz’mich Zvorykin; July 29 [O.S. July 17] 1888 – July 29, 1982) was a Russian-born American inventor, engineer, and pioneer of television technology. Educated in Russia and in France, he spent most of his life in the United States. - Vladimir Zworykin | American engineer and inventor | Britannica.com
Vladimir Zworykin, in full Vladimir Kosma Zworykin, (born July 30, 1889, Murom, Russia—died July 29, 1982, Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.), Russian-born American electronic engineer and inventor of the iconoscope and kinescope television systems. - Vladimir Kosma Zworykin | Encyclopedia.com
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