Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr.

Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr.
Goldsmith in 1984
Born
Thomas Toliver Goldsmith Jr.

(1910-01-09)January 9, 1910
DiedMarch 5, 2009(2009-03-05) (aged 99)
Alma materCornell University
Furman University
Known forCathode-ray tube amusement device
SpouseHelen Wilcox
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsFurman University
DuMont Laboratories
Doctoral advisorFrederick Bidell

Thomas Toliver Goldsmith Jr. (January 9, 1910 – March 5, 2009) was an American television pioneer, the co-inventor of the cathode-ray tube amusement device, and a professor of physics at Furman University.