Portrait of Vladimir. K. Zworykin, 1930-1950
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Artifact Overview
Vladimir Zworykin was an early pioneer of television development, employed by Westinghouse and the Radio Corporation of America. Zworykin's iconoscope and kinescope picture tubes were breakthroughs in television history. Together they allowed electronic television to become a viable technology. Zworykin also headed the creation of the electron microscope and infrared tubes used in night vision "sniperscopes" during WWII.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1930-1950
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2013.0.48.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10 in
Width: 8 in
Inscriptions
Stamp from THE HENRY FORD MUSEUM with B Neg. No. on verso.
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