Vladimir K. Zworykin
Russian-American inventor and engineer
Vladimir Kosma Zworykin was a Russian-American inventor, engineer, and pioneer of television technology. Zworykin invented a television transmitting and receiving system employing cathode ray tubes. Wikipedia
Born: July 29, 1888, Murom, Russia
Died: July 29, 1982 (age 94 years), Princeton, NJ
Spouse: Katherine Polevitsky (m. 1951–1982)
Nationality: American and Russian
Significant design: Iconoscope, Photomultiplier