...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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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4009257 | Preparation of immunosuppressive materials A soluble immunogenic extract of human blood lymphocytes, a non-toxic immunosuppressive antilymphocytic serum raised by the extract, a non-toxic immunosuppressive antilymphocytic immunoglobulin G derived from the serum, and methods of isolating the extrac... | 02/22/1977 |
| 4007008 | Preparation of reference serum from animal blood A method for treatment of animal blood to simulate human blood for use as a reference standard for automated biological testing instruments wherein the enzyme activities are reduced by base-acid treatment of the serum or plasma from animals and which may ... | 02/08/1977 |
| 4004322 | Aseptic serum collection method A method for aseptically collecting blood from an animal carcass, preferably, a fetus. The method includes pooling blood from the placenta and umbilical cord into the cardiovascular system of the fetus and thereafter draining the blood from the fetus. The... | 01/25/1977 |
| 3956259 | Fractionation of blood using block copolymer of ethylene oxide and polyoxypropylene polymer to recover fraction suitable for organ perfusate A method of fractionating coagulation factor-depleted blood serum or plasma by selective precipitation with block copolymers of ethylene oxide and polyoxypropylene polymer to provide immunoglobulin preparations, albumin-containing fractions and organ perf... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3932618 | Anti-inflammatory compositions An anti-inflammatory composition comprises an anti-inflammatorily effective amount of a reaction product of a blood with a protease.... | 01/13/1976 |