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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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6797909 | High-voltage loadbreak switch with enhanced arc suppression A high-voltage loadbreak switch operates submersed in a dielectric fluid and may be configured to switch one or more phases of power using one or more phase switches. Each phase switch may include first and second stationary contacts. The first stationary contact ma... | 09/28/2004 |
| 4514783 | Encapsulated, compressed-gas-insulated, high-voltage switching installation An encapsulated, compressed-gas-insulated, high-voltage switching installation is disclosed in which the circuit breaker is arranged horizontally in a pressure vessel having one end wall formed by a base plate to which are secured the interrupter units of... | 04/30/1985 |
