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Hovannes Adamian

Hovannes Adamian
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Hovhannes (Ivan) Abgari Adamian was an Armenian and Soviet engineer. He was an author of more than 20 inventions. The first experimental color television, shown in London in 1928, was based on Adamian's tricolor principle, and he is recognized as one of the founders of color television.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Franz ReicheltOctober 16, 1878 – February 4, 1912
  2. Albert EinsteinMarch 14, 1879 – April 18, 1955
  3. Hovannes Adamian (this page)February 5, 1879 – September 12, 1932
  4. Oskar BarnackNovember 1, 1879 – January 16, 1936
  5. Vasily DegtyaryovDecember 21, 1879 – January 16, 1949
  6. Gideon SundbackApril 24, 1880 – June 21, 1954

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