...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 |
| 5725310 | Disposable article receiving device A disposable article receiving device for use for disposing of chewed gum and other small articles and method of constructing said device, the article receiving device comprising an envelope body having a front panel, two side panels, a bottom panel, and ... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5503476 | Pre-sort and organization laundry apparatus The present invention relates to an apparatus for presorting laundry having a pair of laundry compartments easily accessible to the user. The apparatus includes a closure panel for closing the compartments. The closure panel includes an aperture in which ... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5061086 | Security pouch A flexible security pouch has a wide upper mouth, a front face, a back face, a bottom and two foldable lateral faces. The pouch is provided with a foldable flap at the upper margin of the back face and a pair of straps extending laterally in opposite dire... | 10/29/1991 |
| 4790670 | Bag with closeable flap and method of manufacturing same A bag having a closeable flap portion, and a method of manufacturing same, are disclosed. The bag includes first and second panel portions, and a top flap portion extending from and integral to the second panel portion along a fold line adjacent to an ope... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4783978 | Safety lock for security pouches A safety lock for security pouches is provided which includes a bolt member secured at one end to a back wall of the pouch which extends inwardly across the mouth of the pouch, a front wall of the pouch having an opening therethrough to receive the bolt m... | 11/15/1988 |