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Eugene Polley

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Eugene Polley

Birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Death
20 May 2012 (aged 96)
Downers Grove, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.8492404, Longitude: -88.1672817
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Inventor. Eugene Polley worked as an engineer at Zenith Radio Corporation. In 1955 he, along with Robert Adler, invented the "Flash-Matic," the first wireless TV remote control.
Inventor. Eugene Polley worked as an engineer at Zenith Radio Corporation. In 1955 he, along with Robert Adler, invented the "Flash-Matic," the first wireless TV remote control.

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INVENTOR OF THE T.V. REMOTE CONTROL



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  • Created by: Red
  • Added: May 21, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90532562/eugene-polley: accessed ), memorial page for Eugene Polley (29 Nov 1915–20 May 2012), Find a Grave Memorial ID 90532562, citing Assumption Cemetery, Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Red (contributor 47105291).