YES, 'pt1gard' and 'cpswarrior': "General" David Sarnoff was more of a businessman than an inventor {that is, he loved to find new ways to invent money, on behalf of and for RCA}. He also had the best highest-paid lawyers in the private sector, and that's why true innovators like Farnsworth, Tesla AND Marconi were "screwed" by him.
Radio Corporation of America had a major exhibit at the 1939 World's Fair- and David Sarnoff, the head of RCA, decided the Fair's opening on April 30, 1939 would be the "official" introduction of his company's TV sets, and regular broadcasts in the New York area {four hours a day, three or four days every week} on experimental station "W2XBS", which became "commercial" station WNBT in 1941, WRCA-TV in 1954, and WNBC-TV in 1960. Sarnoff always insisted RCA "invented" television first...
Obviously, a subsequent version of a particular technology is an improvement over the original. However, the point of this the _advent_ of television technology.
YES, 'pt1gard' and 'cpswarrior': "General" David Sarnoff was more of a businessman than an inventor {that is, he loved to find new ways to invent money, on behalf of and for RCA}. He also had the best highest-paid lawyers in the private sector, and that's why true innovators like Farnsworth, Tesla AND Marconi were "screwed" by him.
fromthesidelines 10 months ago
Radio Corporation of America had a major exhibit at the 1939 World's Fair- and David Sarnoff, the head of RCA, decided the Fair's opening on April 30, 1939 would be the "official" introduction of his company's TV sets, and regular broadcasts in the New York area {four hours a day, three or four days every week} on experimental station "W2XBS", which became "commercial" station WNBT in 1941, WRCA-TV in 1954, and WNBC-TV in 1960. Sarnoff always insisted RCA "invented" television first...
fromthesidelines 1 year ago
@fromthesidelines.... sarnoff ripped off philo and tesla
pt1gard 10 months ago
Whether or not it benefited mankind is debatable. It certainly helped make the last few generations more stupid and lazy
KingFahtah 1 year ago
one word for this guy!!!
TESLA!!!
mysticx0 2 years ago
He is a TOTAL LIAR! Stole it all from Farnsworth!!! Thank TESLA for it all anyway!
cpswarrior 3 years ago 3
Hdtv beat the shit out that
x2fusion009 4 years ago
Obviously, a subsequent version of a particular technology is an improvement over the original. However, the point of this the _advent_ of television technology.
lupowolf 3 years ago
And wait 20 years and HDTV will be shit the same way.
errickrb 3 years ago
very interesting the vintage film
frugola92 4 years ago 2