Vladimir K. Zworykin
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1888 – 1982
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Who was Vladimir K. Zworykin?
Vladimir Kosmich Zworykin 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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- Born
- Jul 29, 1888
Murom - Also known as
- V. K. Zworykin
- Spouses
- Katherine Polevitsky
(1951 - ) - Tatiana Vasilieff
(1915 - )
- Katherine Polevitsky
- Religion
- Russian Orthodox Church
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Russia
- Profession
- Education
- University of Pittsburgh
- Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology
- Lived in
- Pittsburgh
- Died
- Jul 29, 1982
Princeton
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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