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by Esteban-- Smart ass Pumpkin on February 17th, 2007

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Could we get a minute of silence please, the co-inventor of the TV remote, Robert Adler, has died. Okay, back to the questions and answers

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  • by canadianhelper on February 17th, 2007

    canadianhelper

    Maybe its just the battery again....change it and see what happens...







    Robert Adler (December 4, 1913-February 15, 2007) was born in Vienna, Austria. He earned a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Vienna in 1937. After emigrating to the United States, he began working in the Zenith Electronics in the research division in 1941. In his lifetime, Adler was granted 180 patents for electronic devices. During World War II, Adler worked on high-frequency oscillators and electromechanical filters in aircraft radios. Adler is known for his work in surface acoustic wave technology used in color televisions and touch screens.

    The invention Adler is best known for is the wireless remote control for televisions. While not the first remote control, Adler's remote control used sound to communicate with a television set instead of using light. It used aluminum rods struck by buttons on the device to produce high-frequency tones that would be interpreted to control functions by the television set. In the 1960s, Adler modified the remote control to use ultrasonic signals.

    By 1963, Adler risen to through the positions of Vice, President, and Director of Research at Zenith. He remained a technical advisor to Zenith until 1997. In 1980, Adler was awarded the IEEE's Edison Medal. In 1997, Adler and Eugene Polley were awarded an Emmy by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. His latest patent application was filed on February 1, 2007 for work on touch-screen technology.

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