Vladimir Kozmich Zworykin (1889-1982)

Zworykin was a Russian-born American physicist and electronics engineer.
He is most famous for his work in developing and perfecting the electron microscope.
he is known for his contribution to advances in radio and television.
He helped develop the television camera and picture tube.
By 1929, his television camera had replaced the mechanical system developed in Britain by Baird.

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