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Vladimir Kosma Zworykin [b] (1888/1889 [a] – 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.
Vladimir Zworykin, Russian-born American electronic engineer and inventor of the iconoscope and kinescope television systems. Zworykin’s other developments in electronics included innovations in the electron microscope, night vision devices, and the scintillation counter.
Jul 3, 2019 · Vladimir Zworykin (July 30, 1889–July 29, 1982) is often called the "father of television," but he never accepted that, stating that he shared credit with many others such as David Sarnoff. Among his 120 patents are two instruments that were critical to the development of television: the iconoscope camera tube and the kinescope picture tube.
One of the foremost figures in the complex history of television is Vladimir Zworykin (1889-1982), who invented the “iconoscope,” “kinemascope,” and “storage principle” that became the basis of TV as we know it.
Vladimir K. Zworykin was awarded the National Medal of Science for major contributions to the instruments of science, engineering and television, and for his stimulation of the application fo engineering to medicine.
He was a prolific inventor, an inspired leader of research, and one of the most illustrious innovators of the twentieth century. Vladimir Zworykin was born in the town of Mourom in Russia, where his father owned and operated a fleet of steamships on the Oka River.
Sep 16, 2022 · Biography. By the 1970s, the oft-called Father of Television Vladimir Zworykin parked his 21-inch RCA TV in the corner of a room and rarely turned it on. He was not fond of the shows. But without him, we would not have TV as we know it today. In 1924, he created the iconoscope, the first practical, all-electronic television camera tube.
