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Zworykin

American  
[zwawr-i-kin] / ˈzwɔr ɪ kɪn /

noun

  1. Vladimir Kosma 1889–1982, U.S. physicist, engineer, and inventor, born in Russia: known as the “father of television.”


Zworykin British  
/ ˈzwɔːrɪkɪn /

noun

  1. Vladimir Kosma (ˈvlædɪmɪə ˈkɒsmə). 1889–1982, US physicist and television pioneer, born in Russia. He developed the first practical television camera

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Zworykin would continue to show off versions of his system to journalists and others at least through the late 1950s, but little came from his efforts.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 21, 2017

Zworykin later told interviewers that highway deaths and injuries motivated him to work on creating autonomous vehicles: “My idea was that control of automobiles should be done by the road.”

From Scientific American ● Sep. 21, 2017

Zworykin was already famous, having helped RCA’s David Sarnoff develop the television, but by 1953, he had turned some of his efforts to automating the automobile.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 21, 2017

Vladimir Zworykin over inventing television, or Jonas Salk vs.

From Time Magazine Archive

But neither can Philo Farnsworth build a set without the patents of RCA's Zworykin, and so Farnsworth and RCA will cross-license each other.

From Time Magazine Archive

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