Zworykin, Vladimir Kosma
Published: August 18, 2006, 3:32 pm
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Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (1889-1982) a Russian-American physicist and inventor who, in 1928, patented the idea of using magnetic fields to guide cathode rays in order to produce images on a fluorescent screen. This mechanism is the basis for all conventional television sets and computer monitors. He became director of research at Radio Corporation of America (RCA), where he also developed the first practical television camera, which he named the iconoscope. In 1939, Zworykin invented the first electron microscope.
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VLADIMIR K. ZWORYKIN (MIT's Inventor of the Week Archive)
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Cutler J. Cleveland (Lead Author);Peter Saundry (Topic Editor) "Zworykin, Vladimir Kosma". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth August 18, 2006; Last revised Date August 18, 2006; Retrieved May 25, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Zworykin,_Vladimir_Kosma>
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Cutler J. Cleveland is Professor of Earth and Environment at Boston University, where he also is on the faculty of the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies. Professor Cleveland is Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Energy (Elsevier, 2004), winner of an American Library Association award, the Dictionary of Energy (Elsevier, 2005), Handbook of Energy (Elsevier, forthcoming), and is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth. He is the recipient of the Adelma ... (Full Bio)
Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (1889-1982) a Russian-American physicist and inventor who, in 1928, patented the idea of using magnetic fields to guide cathode rays in order to produce images on a fluorescent screen. This mechanism is the basis for all conventional television sets and computer monitors. He became director of research at Radio Corporation of America (RCA), where he also developed the first practical television camera, which he named the iconoscope. In 1939, Zworykin invented the first electron microscope.
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VLADIMIR K. ZWORYKIN (MIT's Inventor of the Week Archive)
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