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This category consists of engineers and inventors involved in electronic broadcasting.

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  • Elma Farnsworth on the reaction of her and her husband, inventor Philo T. Farnsworth (and colleagues Cliff Gardner and Carl Christensen), on September 7, 1927 when he produced the first all-electronic TV picture (a simple straight line) with his Image Dissector tube (02m 27s)Elma Farnsworth on the reaction of her and her husband, inventor Philo T. Farnsworth (and colleagues Cliff Gardner and Carl Christensen), on September 7, 1927 when he produced the first all-electronic TV picture (a simple straight line) with his Image Dissector tube (02m 27s)
  • Dr. Robert Adler on working on the first televisions in the early 1950sDr. Robert Adler on working on the first televisions in the early 1950s
  • Wireless TV remote control inventor Dr. Robert Adler on the naming of Zenith's first wireless remote controls: Space Command 200 and Space Command 400 (01m 14s)Wireless TV remote control inventor Dr. Robert Adler on the naming of Zenith's first wireless remote controls: Space Command 200 and Space Command 400 (01m 14s)
  • Dr. Robert Adler on ultrasonic remote control devices and the batteryDr. Robert Adler on ultrasonic remote control devices and the battery
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