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See all related content →. Vladimir Zworykin, in full Vladimir Kosma Zworykin, (born July 29 [July 17, Old Style], 1888, Murom, Russia—died July 29, 1982, Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.), Russian-born American electronic engineer and inventor of the iconoscope and kinescope television systems.

Vladimir Zworykin (July 30, 1889–July 29, 1982) is often called the "father of television," but he never accepted that, stating that he shared credit with many others such as David Sarnoff. Among his 120 patents are two instruments that were critical to the development of television: the iconoscope camera tube and the kinescope picture tube.

One of the foremost figures in the complex history of television is Vladimir Zworykin (1889-1982), who invented the “iconoscope,” “kinemascope,” and “storage principle” that became the basis of TV as we know it. Born in 1889 in Murom, Russia, 200 miles east of Moscow, Vladimir Kosma Zworykin began his career in electrical ...

Dr. Vladimir K. Zworykin was the recipient of 29 major awards: 1934 Morris Liebmann Memorial Prize of the Institute of Radio Engineers. 1938 Honorary degree of doctor of science, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn. 1939 Overseas Award from the British Institution of Electrical Engineers. Modern Pioneer Award from the National Association of ...

Vladimir Zworykin, (born July 30, 1889, Murom, Russia—died July 29, 1982, Princeton, N.J., U.S.), Russian-born U.S. electronic engineer and inventor. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1919. While with Westinghouse Electric Corp. (1920–29), he filed patent applications for his inventions of the iconoscope (a TV transmission tube, 1923) and the ...

TELEVISION AND ELECTRONICS PIONEER Vladimir K. Zworykindied at the Princeton Medical Center on July 29, 1982,one day short of his ninety-third birthday. His inventions ofthe tubes for image pickup and display provided the keys totelevision.

Biography Vladimir K. Zworykin, often called the father of television, died in Princeton, New Jersey, on July 29, 1982. At the time of his death, Dr. Zworykin held the special title of Honorary Vice-President of the Radio Corporation of America (RCA), having officially retired in 1954 as Vice-President and Technical Consultant to RCA Laborato­nes.

In 1919, Vladimir Zworykin came to the United States where he attended the University of Pittsburgh. He worked at Westinghouse developing the television and then worked for the Radio Corporation of America, becoming associate research director.