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Zworykin

[ zwawr-i-kin ]
/ ˈzwɔr ɪ kɪn /

noun

Vlad·i·mir Kos·ma [vlad-uh-meer -koz-muh], /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər ˈkɒz mə/, 1889–1982, U.S. physicist, engineer, and inventor, born in Russia: known as the “father of television.”

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British Dictionary definitions for Zworykin

Zworykin
/ (ˈzwɔːrɪkɪn) /

noun

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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