The inventor of the first TV remote control has died
The inventor of the first television remote control has died at the age of 96.
Eugene Polley developed what he called the Flash-Matic in 1955.
BBC Radio 5 live Up All Night's Rhod Sharp asked Dr Michael Geselowitz from the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers what made him such an iconic inventor.
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23 May 2012
- From the section Technology