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Subject : Zworykin, V. K (Vladimir Kosma) 1889-1982        Birt, Mildred        Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company

Type : Black-and-white photographs

Date : 1934

Topic : Television

Local number : SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2010-1667]

Summary : Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (1889-1982), a Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company research engineer, is shown demonstrating his new cathode ray television set which can entertain large groups instead of one or two spectators. Miss Mildred Birt is the interested watcher. The broadcast images are projected on a mirror on the top of the cabinet making it possible for many to watch

Cite as : Acc. 90-105 - Science Service, Records, 1920s-1970s, Smithsonian Institution Archives

Persistent URL : http://siris-archives.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siarchives&uri=full=3100001~!289412~!0#focus

Repository : Smithsonian Institution Archives

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Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (1889-1982)

Author Smithsonian Institution from United States

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21 June 2010