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David Sarnoff

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Noun1.David Sarnoff - United States businessman who pioneered in radio and television broadcasting (1891-1971)


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Farnsworth wins the battle but loses the war, successfully defending his claim to the patent but nonetheless watching most of the credit--and most of the profits--accrue to the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) and its self-aggrandizing chief, David Sarnoff.
IN 1916, DAVID SARNOFF suggested that the medium of radio could be expanded far beyond its hobbyist niche, selling possibly millions of the receiver sets made by his employer, American Marconi.
Heilmeier's most noteworthy contribution to consumer home entertainment occurred in the mid-1960s, when he led the team at RCA's David Sarnoff Research Center labs that created the first liquid crystal displays.
 
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