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Kenjiro Takayanagi

1899 – July 23, 1990

Japanese pioneer in the development of television (1899–1990)

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Kenjiro Takayanagi was a Japanese engineer and a pioneer in the development of television and video tape recorders. 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".

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  • Anniversary · July 23

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