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Robert Adler (December 4, 1913 – February 15, 2007) was an Austrian-American inventor who held numerous patents. He worked for Zenith Electronics, retiring as the company's Vice President and Director of Research.
Feb 15, 2007 · Robert Adler was a physicist and inventor who held 180 patents for electronic devices, including the TV wireless remote control. He developed the ultrasound system that allowed viewers to change channels and adjust volume without cords or buttons.
Dec 30, 2007 · Robert Adler was an accomplished physicist who adored nature, books and classical music. He didn’t watch much television, but he was nevertheless a genius at improving its gadgetry. His 1957...
Feb 15, 2007 · Robert Adler was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1913 and received a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Vienna in 1937. He invented the first practical, wireless television remote control using ultrasound technology in 1956, and sold with more than nine million televisions.
Watch Robert Adler, the inventor of the wireless remote control, talk about his career and innovations at Zenith. Learn about his theory, specifications, and challenges of developing the first practical remote control for TV.
Feb 15, 2007 · Robert Adler Biography. Inventor who held about 200 U.S. patents, the most famous of which was the first wireless television remote control. He invented the device, called the Zenith Space Command, which was introduced in 1956, with Zenith colleague Eugene Polley.
Feb 18, 2007 · Robert Adler, a Viennese-born physicist, co-invented the wireless TV remote control with Eugene Polley in 1956. He also worked on oscillators, touch screens and other technologies for Zenith and the U.S. military.
