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About the rest of the Universe |
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1919 |
Radio Corporation of America Formed |
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1920 |
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1921 |
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1922 |
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1926 |
Radio Broadcasting Networks NBC |
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1928 |
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1929 |
David Sarnoff becomes head of RCA |
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1930 |
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1931 |
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1932 |
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1933 |
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1934 |
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1935 |
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1936 |
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1937 |
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1938 |
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1939 |
Television |
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1940 |
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1941 |
RCA Laboratories formed in Princeton |
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1942 |
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1944 |
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1945 |
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1946 |
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1947 |
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1948 |
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1949 |
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1950 |
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1951 |
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1952 |
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1953 |
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1954 |
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1955 |
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1956 |
RCA Bizmac Computer |
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1957 |
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1958 |
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Join RCA Laboratories |
1959 |
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1960 |
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GHZ computer logic Subsystem |
1961 |
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1962 |
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Superconducting Logic & Memory |
1963 |
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Field-Changeable ROM |
1964 |
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1965 |
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Dot-Matrix Printer |
1966 |
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Remote Computer Graphic Display |
1967 |
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Voice Recognition |
1968 |
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1969 |
David Sarnoff makes his dimwit son, Bobby, head of RCA |
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Color Computer Display Terminal With TV output |
1970 |
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Buffered Teletype text editing |
1971 |
RCA Quits/Sells Computer Business |
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1972 |
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1973 |
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Two-way interactive cable-TV system |
1974 |
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1975 |
Bobby Sarnoff removed for/by Gray Suits |
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Electronic TV tuning US4031549 A |
1976 |
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1977 |
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1978 |
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1979 |
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1980 |
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Embedded computer system for CED VideoDisc |
1981 |
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Interactive videodisc |
1982 |
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1983 |
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Touch-plate digital input, including force sensitivity |
1984 |
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1985 |
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1986 |
RCA sells itself cheap to GE |
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Swap button for TV favorite channel |
1987 |
RCA Laboratories given to SRI, becomes Sarnoff Corporation |
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Computer Graphics |
1988 |
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Interlace to Progressive scan conversion for TV |
1989 |
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System Architect for Virtual Reality Game System |
1990 |
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1991 |
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Image Compression with motion compensation |
1992 |
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1993 |
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HDTV stuff |
1994 |
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1995 |
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Digital Cinema stuff |
1996 |
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1997 |
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1998 |
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1999 |
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More interactive cable TV |
2000 |
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2001 |
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Laid-off from Sarnoff Corporation, Retire |
2002 |
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2003 |
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2004 |
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2005 |
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2006 |
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2007 |
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2008 |
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2009 |
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2010 |
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2011 |
Sarnoff Corporation ended, becomes just part of SRI |
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2012 |
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2013 |
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2014 |
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2015 |
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2016 |
SRI website purges references to Sarnoff |
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2017 |
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