What was RCA's 1930 strategy that helped advance their TV developments?

Zworykin visited Farnsworth's lab

What does this drawing represent?

Farnsworth's early example of electronic TV

When RCA sued Farnsworth to invalidate his patents, what was the outcome?

Courts ruled that RCA pay royalties to Farnsworth

What was Charles Francis Jenkins' contribution to the invention of TV?

Submitted a 1920's patent for mechanical TV

Later in his career, Zworykin contributed to which organization?

Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research

Zworykin is primarily celebrated for developments in the following TV technology

Electronic Scanning - cathode ray tube & iconoscope

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TV HISTORY Session 3

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Session 3 w/ Farnsworth Zworykin

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1
Whose TV receiver, the kinescope, was best?
Zworykin
Farnsworth
2
What was RCA's 1930 strategy that helped advance their TV developments?
RCA joined a nationwide pool of engineers
Zworykin conducted a research tour in Europe
Farnsworth sells patents to RCA
Zworykin visited Farnsworth's lab
3
Farnsworth's early concept for electronic TV came from ... ?
Visit to RCA
Horses plowing a farm field
A box with a picture insert
Zworykin's early experiments
4
What does this drawing represent?
Early example of mechanical TV
Zworykin's early submission to Sarnoff
RCA's initial proof of concept to the FCC
Farnsworth's early example of electronic TV
5
What was the first image Farnsworth presented to his investors?
Dollar sign
Rainbow
Global image
Bank of TV sets
6
Which of the following was NOT a contributing factor to TV sales starting off slow?
Reception issues
Limited programming options
Viewers had been anticipating availability for many years
Cost
7
Farnsworth's career in TV developments & inventions, occurred in which state?
Philadelphia
California
New York
Arizona
8
Vladimir Zworykin's 1923 electronic TV system was developed for which company?
General Electric
Westinghouse
AT&T
RCA
9
When RCA sued Farnsworth to invalidate his patents, what was the outcome?
Courts threw out the case
Courts ruled that RCA pay royalties to Farnsworth
Courts ruled that Farnsworth pay RCA for camera tube parts
Case appealed all the way to the US Supreme Court
10
What was Charles Francis Jenkins' contribution to the invention of TV?
Submitted a 1920's patent for mechanical TV
Challenged RCA's TV engineers efforts
Founded the iconoscope
He challenged early TV inventors' concepts
11
Later in his career, Zworykin contributed to which organization?
CBS's advancements in color TV
NBC's advancements in color TV
Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research
World's Fair post-1930's Futurama Exhibition
12
Zworykin is primarily celebrated for developments in the following TV technology
Electronic Scanning - cathode ray tube & iconoscope
Sniperscope and Snooperscope
Mechanical Scanning - spinning discs
Wartime remote controlled TV camera with built-in explosives
13
Whose camera tube, image dissector was best?
Farnsworth
Zworykin

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