Did You Know...
...that one person who claimed to be the inventor of the television is Russian emigre Vladimir Zworykin? In 1929 David Sarnoff, founder of RCA, asked Zworykin what it would take to develop TV for commercial use. He said: a year and a half and $100,000. In reality, it took 20 years and $50 million! Before his death in 1982 at the age of 92, Zworykin said of his invention: "The technique is wonderful. It is beyond my expectations. But the programs! I would never let my children even come close to this thing."
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| 20060163808 | Playing card apparatus and method of concealing and displaying playing cards A playing card apparatus and method for discreetly displaying values on faces of playing cards while in a face down orientation to a player. The apparatus has a housing with a playing card support surface with an opening over which the playing cards are placed face down... | 07/27/2006 |
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| 20050012271 | Bingo arm - a holding device used to hold tickets and/or money in the air to keep the player's arm from getting tired while playing the game of bingo An apparatus to help a Bingo player secure their money, tickets, and cards. As tickets are sold in the game of Bingo, the money is collected by “Runners” who go from table to table. You must hold your money in the air for the “Runner” to see and collect it from ... | 01/20/2005 |
