Vladimir K. Zworykin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vladimir K. Zworykin

Russian engineer

Date of Birth: 17-Jul-1888

Place of Birth: Murom, Vladimir Oblast, Russia

Date of Death: 29-Jul-1982

Profession: engineer, physicist, inventor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Vladimir Kosmich Zworykin (Russian: ?????´??? ??????´? ?????´???, Vladimir Koz'mich Zvorykin; July 29 [O.S.
July 17] 1888 – July 29, 1982) 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.