Kálmán Tihanyi
Hungarian physicist, electrical engineer and inventor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kálmán Tihanyi (Hungarian: [ˈkaːlmaːn ˈtihɒɲi]), or in English language technical literature often mentioned as Coloman Tihanyi or Koloman Tihanyi (28 April 1897 – 26 February 1947) was a Hungarian physicist, electrical engineer and inventor. One of the early pioneers of electronic television, he made significant contributions to the development of cathode ray tubes (CRTs), which were bought and further developed by the Radio Corporation of America (later RCA),[1][2] and German companies Loewe and Fernseh AG.[citation needed] He invented and designed the world's first automatic pilotless aircraft in Great Britain. He is also known for the invention of the first infrared video camera in 1929, and coined the first flat panel plasma display in 1936. His Radioskop patent was recognized as a Document of Universal Significance by the UNESCO, and thus became part of the Memory of the World Programme on September 4, 2001.[3]
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Kálmán Tihanyi | |
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Born | 28 April 1897 |
Died | 26 February 1947 (1947-02-27) (aged 49) |
Nationality | Hungarian |
Alma mater | University of Pozsony, BME University Budapest |
Known for | Electronic Television, Plasma Display, Infrared camera, Optically controlled automatic pilotless aircraft |
Scientific career | |
Fields | inventor, engineer, physicist |