VLADIMIR ZWORYKIN

By Tasia Horne

July 29,1888-july 29,1982

VLADIMIRClick icon to add picture

Vladimir Zworykin was born into a

wealthy family on July 29th 1888 and

died July 29th 1982 . He is most known

for invent a electronic microscope called

the kinescope. He also worked on early

televisions. Believe it or not while he was

doing this World War 1 was going on. He

worked with Boris Rosing on

experiments. When Mr.Zworykin was

asked about his favorite thing about

television he quoted “ The switch, The

switch to turn the d*** thing off.” (What a

funny guy.)

HIS EFFECT ON THE WORLDClick icon to add picture

Without Vladimir our

cameras wouldn’t be

advanced as they are today.

His one camera changed

camera history. After seeing

how advanced his camera

was scientist strived to make

theirs as advanced or even

more advanced. Which after

that led to better cameras

until the modern camera we

have today.

Vladimir TodayToday Vladimir Zworykin is known today as “The Father Of Television”. His legend lives on through a street on a campus in Tektronix Oregon. He is also remembered by his inventions such as his one of many tube cameras or the electronic microscope he named the “kinescope.”

Vladimir’s StudiesZworykin studied with Boris Rosing in Rosings lab studying x-rays and experimenting. But He was also an engineer.