David Abramovich Sarnoff ( born David Sarnoff ; 1891-1971) is an American signalman and businessman of Belarusian origin, one of the founders of radio and television broadcasting in the United States .
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| Citizenship |  USA |
| Nationality |  Russian empire |
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| Awards and prizes | [d] ( 1967 ) [d] IEEE Founders Medal |
Biography
Born in the Jewish family of Abram and Leah Sarnov in the town of Uzlyany, Igumen district, Minsk province (now a village in the Uzlyansky village council of the Pukhovichi district of the Minsk region of Belarus). In 1900 he emigrated to the United States .
Since 1906 he worked at the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company ( New York ). On April 14, 1912, he received a radio telegram about the crash of the Titanic liner and for three days kept in touch with rescuers [3] .
Since 1919, he worked at the RCA Corporation for the production of electronic equipment, since 1922 - its vice president , since 1930 - the president, in 1947-1970 - the chairman of the board of directors. In 1926 he founded the National Broadcasting Company ( NBC ). Since the early 1920s, he has been an adviser to ten US presidents.
David Sarnov organized regular television broadcasting in the USA (since 1939). Under his leadership, a color television system was created that was compatible with black and white (1949), a television program was recorded with a VCR (1956), and the first television feature film was shot (1964).
He participated in the creation of space communications systems, computerization of the United States. The International Institute of Electrical Engineers instituted an award in his name for achievements in the field of electronics (1959).
He died on December 12, 1971. He was buried in the mausoleum at the Kensiko Cemetery in , an unincluded territory ( English hamlet ) within the borders of in New York State [4] .
Rewards
- David Sarnov was an honorary doctor of Columbia , New York and other universities, a brigadier general (1944).
- In 1953 he received the IRE Founders Medal .
Literature
- Anatoly Weizenfeld. The father of broadcasting // " Sound Engineer ": a magazine. - 2005. - No. 7. - S. 74-78. - ISSN 0236-4298 .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 SNAC - 2010.
- ↑ 1 2 Find a Grave - 1995. - ed. size: 165000000
- ↑ Sound Engineer, 2005 , p. 75.
- ↑ David Sarnoff
Links
- Mark Salzberg. Two lives of General David Sarnov, who was born in a Jewish place (inaccessible link) . Science and education . Our Texas (July 18, 2008). Date of treatment January 10, 2015. Archived January 10, 2015.