Charles Francis Jenkins
American engineer
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Charles Francis Jenkins was an American engineer who was a pioneer of early cinema and one of the inventors of television, though he used mechanical rather than electronic technologies. His businesses included Charles Jenkins Laboratories and... Wikipedia
Born: August 22, 1867, Dayton, OH
Died: June 6, 1934 (age 66 years), Washington, D.C.
Awards: Elliott Cresson Medal (1897) and The Franklin Institute Awards (1913)
Education: Bliss Electrical School
Resting place: Rock Creek Cemetery; Washington, D.C., U.S