jul 29, 1888 - Vladimir Kosmich Zworykin
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Vladimir Zworykin was an 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.Added to timeline:
Date:
jul 29, 1888
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~ 136 years ago