Eugene Polley

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Eugene Polley
Technology & Engineering Emmy Award (1997); IEEE Consumer Electronics Award
(2009)

Eugene Polley (November 29, 1915 – May 20, 2012) was an electrical engineer and engineering manager for Zenith Electronics who invented the first wireless remote control for television.

Life and career

Eugene J. Polley was born November 29, 1915, in

U.S. Department of Defense.[1]

His 1955 invention, marketed as the

Polley's career at Zenith included positions as a product engineer and mechanical engineer. Polley later managed its Video Recording Group, then its Advanced Mechanical Design Group; he eventually became Assistant Division Chief for Zenith's Mechanical Engineering Group. He retired after a 47-year career[1] in which he earned 18 U.S. patents.[4]

Polley and

Technology & Engineering Emmy Award for "Pioneering Development of Wireless Remote Control for Consumer Television."[4][5]

In 2009, Polley received the IEEE Consumer Electronics Award "for contributions to the technology of the wireless remote control for television and other consumer electronic products."[6]

Death

Polley died on May 20, 2012, at

Downers Grove, Illinois. His death was announced by Zenith Electronics, for whom he worked from 1935 to 1982.[7]
He was 96.

External links

References

  1. ^
    thestreet.com
    . Retrieved 2012-05-22.
  2. UTSanDiego.com
    . Retrieved 2012-05-22.
  3. ^ "Eugene Polley". The Daily Telegraph. London. May 23, 2012.
  4. ^ a b c TV remote control inventor Eugene Polley dies at 96, a May 22, 2012 article from BBC News. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
  5. ^ Outstanding Achievement in Technical/Engineering Development Awards from National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
  6. ^ IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award (list from Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
  7. ^ Slodysko, Brian (May 23, 2012). "Polley dies at 96". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 23, 2012.