Vladimir K. Zworykin

Vladimir K. Zworykin
Vladimir Zworykin, c. 1956
Born
Vladimir Kosmich Zworykin

1888 or 1889[a]
Murom, Vladimir Governorate, Russian Empire
Died(1982-07-29)July 29, 1982 (aged 92–94)
Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.
CitizenshipRussian, American
EducationSaint Petersburg State Institute of Technology
ESPCI
University of Pittsburgh (PhD)
OccupationEngineer
SpouseTatiana Vasilieff (m. 1915) 2nd wife Katherine Polevitsky (m. 1951)
Engineering career
ProjectsTelevision, Electron Microscope
Significant designIconoscope, Photomultiplier
Significant advanceInventor of the kinescope and other components of early television technology
AwardsIRE Medal of Honor, 1951, IEEE Edison Medal, 1952

Vladimir Kosma Zworykin[b] (1888/1889[a] – July 29, 1982[7]) was a Russian-American inventor, engineer, and pioneer of television technology. Zworykin invented a television transmitting and receiving system employing cathode-ray tubes. He played a role in the practical development of television from the early thirties, including charge storage-type tubes, infrared image tubes and the electron microscope.[8]


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  1. ^ Владимир Козьмич Зворыкин (Plaque outside school). Murom, Russia: Murom School No. 16.
  2. ^ a b c "Зворыкин Владимир Кузьмич". Большая Советская Энциклопедия (Great Soviet Encyclopedia) (in Russian) (3rd ed.). 1972. Зворыкин (Zworykin) Владимир Кузьмич (р.30.7.1889, Муром, ныне Владимирской области)...
  3. ^ Zworykin, Vladimir Kosma; Wilson, Earl DeWitt (1934). Photocells and their application (2nd ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons. p. iv. hdl:2027/wu.89074766767 – via HathiTrust.
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  6. ^ The birth year is 1888 according to the metrical book [ru] (similar to a parish register) of Sretenskaya Church of the town of Murom (later placed in the archive of Murom ZAGS). The metrical book was brought into attention by V. Ya. Chernushev. The birth date of Zworykin was revised by K. M. Velembovskaya, journal "Новая и новейшая история" (Modern and Contemporary History) № 5 2009.
  7. ^ a b Thomas, Robert McG. Jr. (August 1, 1982). "Vladimir Zworykin, Television Pioneer, Dies at 92". The New York Times. sec. 1, p. 32. Retrieved November 2, 2022. Dr. Vladimir Kosma Zworykin, a Russian-born scientist whose achievements were pivotal to the development of television, died Thursday [i.e., July 29, 1982] at the Princeton (N.J.) Medical Center. He was 92 years old and lived in Princeton. ... Dr. Zworykin was born July 30, 1889, in the small town of Murom on the Oka River...
  8. ^ IEEE Global History Network (2011). "Vladimir Zworykin Oral History". IEEE History Center. Retrieved 8 July 2011.