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David Sarnoff (US: / ˈ s ɑːr n ɔː f /; February 27, 1891 – December 12, 1971) was a Russian and American businessman who played an important role in the American history of radio and television.
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David Sarnoff, 1971. David Sarnoff, (born Feb. 27, 1891, Minsk, Russia—died Dec. 12, 1971, New York, N.Y., U.S.), Russian-born U.S. communications executive. After immigrating with his family to New York in 1900, he left school to work for the Marconi telegraph company.
Sarnoff retired in 1970 at the age of 79, and died at one year later at age 80 of heart failure related to shingles. He is interred in a mausoleum featuring a stained-glass vacuum tube in Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York. Sarnoff was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1989. Work
In 1970, at age seventy-nine, Sarnoff retired from RCA. He died in 1971, leaving behind a legacy of technological triumphs and insatiable ambition. Sarnoff's optimistic predictions for the future ...
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Feb 9, 2021 · Birthdate. 1891/02/27. Birthplace. Minsk, Russian Empire. Death date. 1971/12/12. Associated organizations. RCA (Radio Corporation of America) Biography. David Sarnoff's vision, inexhaustible energy, and aggressive personality led to the creation of 20th century radio and television broadcasting and the roots of our wireless communications today.
Dec 13, 1971 · David Sarnoff, the hard‐driving broadcasting pioneer who rose from a $5.50‐a‐week office boy to chairman of the RCA Corporation, died yesterday morning. He was 80 years old. Mr. Sarnoff, who...
Apr 4, 2024 · died: December 12, 1971, New York, New York, U.S. (aged 80) Founder: National Broadcasting Co., Inc. David Sarnoff (born February 27, 1891, Uzlian, Minsk, Russia [now Uzlyany, Belarus]—died December 12, 1971, New York, New York, U.S.) was an American pioneer in the development of both radio and television broadcasting.
