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Eugene Polley, inventor of the TV remote, RIP
p> Eugene Polley, inventor of the wireless TV remote control, has died. The former engineer for Zenith was 96. The first TV with the technology, called Flash-Matic tuning, hit stores in 1955. From the AP: The TV came with a green ray gun-shaped contraption with a red trigger. The advertising promised "TV miracles." The "flash [...]
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Eugene Polley, inventor of the wireless TV remote, dies at 96
If it weren't for Eugene J. Polley, flipping TV channels would be an exhausting and tedious undertaking. Polley, after all, invented the world's first wireless TV remote. He died of natural causes on Sunday, at the age of 96. Accord... Read Post
TV Remote Inventor Switches to the Other Side
Eugene Polley, the inventor of the wireless remote control, has died aged 96. Polley was already 20 years into his career with Zenith Electronics when he came up with the Flash-Matic. Before then, users either had to get a set with ... Read Post
Eugene Polley, Inventor of the First Wireless TV Remote, Dies at 96
A spokesman for Zenith Electronics says Eugene Polley, the inventor of the first wireless TV remote control, has died. Read Post