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Inventor of the TV remote control dies at 96

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Inventor of the TV remote control dies at 96

Postby Panorama » Tue May 22, 2012 6:07 pm

Eugene Polley, inventor of the TV remote control died... sadly he was struck in the head by the remote when his wife threw it at him.


http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/2012 ... ol-dies-96

Next time you sit down on the couch and flip on the television with your remote control, take a moment to remember Eugene Polley.

Polley is the reason TV viewers no longer have to get up from their seats to change the channel. The inventor of the first wireless remote control for TVs died on May 20 of natural causes, Zenith Electronics revealed in a statement. He was 96.

Polley started working with Zenith in 1935, completing a 47-year career working with the electronics company's engineering department.

It was there he invented the "Flash-Matic," a remote control introduced in 1955 that used a "flashlight-like device to activate photo cells on the television set to change channels." The cells would also let viewers turn the picture and sound on and off.

The invention netted Polley and fellow Zenith engineer Robert Adler an Emmy in 1997 for their pioneering work with wireless remotes.

Today, remote controls have become essential tech companions. Nearly every home entertainment device -- from TVs to Blu-ray players -- is sold with a remote. Just don't lose it between the sofa cushions.


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Postby i_like_lectric_motors » Tue May 22, 2012 11:18 pm

They should try smacking him against the coffee table a few times.
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Postby coop41 » Tue May 22, 2012 11:52 pm

I was going to pick him in the Death Pool
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Postby wherewereuin82 » Wed May 23, 2012 12:17 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by i_like_lectric_motors[/i]
<br>They should try smacking him against the coffee table a few times.
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Made my morning [:D]
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Postby TragicMagic » Wed May 23, 2012 1:11 pm

[quote][i]Originally posted by wherewereuin82[/i]
<br>[quote][i]Originally posted by i_like_lectric_motors[/i]
<br>They should try smacking him against the coffee table a few times.
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Made my morning [:D]
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Bwaaha! Likewise
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Postby djcraig » Fri May 25, 2012 3:58 am

He will be buried between two couch cushions next to some loose change and a half eaten burrito.




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Postby InvisibleMan » Fri May 25, 2012 7:19 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by djcraig[/i]
<br>He will be buried between two couch cushions next to some loose change and a half eaten burrito.
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didn't Conan O'Brien make that joke in his monologue a few nights ago, or something similar? [:D]
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Postby djcraig » Sat May 26, 2012 7:26 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by InvisibleMan[/i]
<br>[quote][i]Originally posted by djcraig[/i]
<br>He will be buried between two couch cushions next to some loose change and a half eaten burrito.
[/quote]

didn't Conan O'Brien make that joke in his monologue a few nights ago, or something similar? [:D]
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Don't know, don't watch him but that fucker better not be stealing my material!



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