Vladimir Zworykin

Vladimir Zworykin

male, deceased (1982)
University of Pittsburgh, inventor, naturalized citizen of the United States, National Inventors Hall of Fame, Russian, Russian Orthodox Christian…Televisionpioneer
Vladimir Kozmich Zworykin (July 30, 1889 - July 29, 1982) was a Russian-American inventor, engineer, and pioneer of television technology. Zworykin...
John Logie Baird

John Logie Baird

male, deceased (1946)
electromechanical, Larchfield School, World War I, television's invention, argyll, television broadcasts…Television technology, Televisionpioneer
John Logie Baird (August 13 1888 - June 14 1946) was a Scottish engineer and inventor of the world's first working television system. Although...
David Sarnoff

David Sarnoff

male, deceased (1971)
Jewish, American mass media owner, Thomson SA, belarusian, Jewish person, RCA brands…Televisionpioneer, Television executive, Radio pioneer
David Sarnoff (February 27, 1891-December 12, 1971) was the Pioneer of American Television and founder of the [National Broadcasting Corporation],...
Philo Farnsworth

Philo Farnsworth

male, deceased (1971)
video camera tube, From Utah, Brigham Young University alumni, electronic, Televisionpioneer, American
Philo Taylor Farnsworth was an American inventor. He is best known for inventing the first completely electronic television. In particular, he was...
Ernst Alexanderson

Ernst Alexanderson

male, deceased (1975)
swedish, engineer, From Schenectady, Swedish-American, Ernst Frederick Werner Alexanderson, American…Radio pioneer, Televisionpioneer
Ernst Frederick Werner Alexanderson (January 25, 1878-May 14, 1975) was a Swedish-American electrical engineer.
Paul Gottlieb Nipkow

Paul Gottlieb Nipkow

male, deceased (1940)
Kashubian, Technician, pomerania, Televisionpioneer, German, inventor
Paul Julius Gottlieb Nipkow (22 August 1860, Lębork (Lauenburg), Pomerania - 24 August 1940, Berlin) was a German technician and inventor of K...
Charles Francis Jenkins

Charles Francis Jenkins

male, deceased (1934)
inventor, Vitascope, Cinema pioneer, movie projector, Televisionpioneer, stenography…Jenkins Television Corporation, vice-president of Jenkins Television Corporation
Charles Francis Jenkins (August 22, 1867 - June 5, 1934) was a pioneer of early cinema and one of the inventors of television, though he used...
Boris Rosing

Boris Rosing

male, deceased (1933)
engineer, scientific american, Russian, scientist, Victim of Soviet repressions, Televisionpioneer
Boris Lvovich Rosing (1869-1933) was a Russian scientist and inventor in the field of television. In 1907, he envisioned a TV system using the CRT...
Allen B. Dumont

Allen B. Dumont

male, deceased (1965)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute alumni, television network, rca, Televisionpioneer, Radio pioneer, American…DuMont Television Network, Model 180 television
Allen Balcom DuMont (also spelled Du Mont was an American scientist and inventor best known for improvements to the cathode ray tube in 1931 for...

Walter Bruch

male, deceased (1990)
engineer, German, Televisionpioneer, Television technology, pal, Film and video technology
Walter Bruch (March 2 1908 - May 5 1990) was a German engineer, famous for inventing the PAL color television system at Telefunken in the early...