Introduced as the "Space Command" by Zenith in , Adler's device was sold with more than nine million televisions before the advent of infrared technology in the s. Born in Vienna, Austria, in , Adler received a Ph. He joined Zenith Electronics' U. After the war, he focused on television technology. He invented the gated-beam vacuum tube, which substantially reduced sound interference, and led a team that invented a special circuit that improved reception.
His work followed that of fellow Zenith engineer Eugene Polley, who in created the first wireless TV remote, the Flashmatic. Adler's Space Command used ultrasonic sound waves, rather than a beam of light, to turn a TV on and off and to change channels. Years later, the remote control became ubiquitous and changed the way people watch TV, adding words like "grazing" to the lexicon of viewers, said James R. Walker, professor of communication at St.
Xavier University in Chicago and co-author, with Robert V. The legion of remote-control addicts, however, never included Dr. Adler, a longtime Northfield resident who, in , moved to Northbrook. Adler told the Chicago Tribune in In , both Dr. Adler and Polley were awarded an Emmy from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for their contributions to Zenith's introduction of the wireless remote.
Adler was Jewish, but marked the annual approach of Christmas in his early years at Zenith with an informal concert on the building's public address system, twisting the dials of a conventional audio oscillator to play Christmas carols.
He received his last patent, for an improvement to touchscreen controls, two weeks before his death in Click Here to Know about a Legend Dr. Abdul Kalam. Toggle navigation Menu. Social Discuss Sign Up Login. Robert Adler Popular Inventions. Home inventors Robert Adler. Robert Adler - Famous Inventor. About Inventor Robert Adler invented the first workable wireless remote control for television.
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