Kenjiro Takayanagi
Kenjiro Takayanagi (高柳 健次郎, Takayanagi Kenjirō, January 20, 1899 in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka – July 23, 1990 in Yokosuka) was a Japanese engineer and a pioneer in the development of television. Although he failed to gain much recognition in the West, he built the world's first all-electronic television receiver, and is referred to as "the father of Japanese television".
Kenjirō Takayanagi | |
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| 高柳 健次郎 | |
Kenjirō Takayanagi in 1953 | |
| Born | January 20, 1899 |
| Died | July 23, 1990 (aged 91) Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Electrical engineering |
| Significant advance | Development of television |
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