Kálmán Tihanyi
Physicist, Inventor
1897 – 1947
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Who was Kálmán Tihanyi?
Kálmán Tihanyi, was a Hungarian physicist, electrical engineer and inventor. One of the early pioneers of electronic television, he made significant contributions to the development of cathode ray tubes, which were bought and further developed by the Radio Corporation of America, and German companies Loewe and Fernseh AG. He invented and designed the world's first automatic pilotless aircraft in Great Britain.
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- Born
- Apr 28, 1897
Zbehy - Also known as
- Kalman Tihanyi
- Nationality
- Hungary
- Profession
- Education
- Budapest University of Technology and Economics
- Died
- Feb 26, 1947
Budapest
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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