Zworykin-Muromets: Memoirs of The Inventor of Television by Leonid Parfyonov

The book by Leonid Parfyonov is dedicated to "father" of Television, a Russian engineer-emigrant Vladimir Zworykin. Like the eponymous movie, the book tells the amazing life of the inventor who changed the entire civilization of the XX century. The book was first published his memoirs.

The edition is illustrated with unique archive materials, photographs, as well as staff of one of the best documentaries of Leonid Parfyonov.

"Uncertainty of Vladimir Zworykin in Russia is striking. His'm not suppressed under Soviet government.

Specifically reproduce the article in the third ("wine red") edition of the Great Soviet Encyclopedia: the volume, published in 1972, while still living Zworykin, all told, and even - known as the founder of the television."

Leonid Parfyonov

And why would not be proud of, say, a pupil of the Russian scientific school has enriched humanity. Apparently, the reason in Zworykin's longevity: recognize and praise the immigrants in Soviet Union usually started after the death, because may be suddenly some anti-Soviet created. 93-year-old life of Zworykin absorbs all of the Russian twentieth century. Almost the happiest time in his generation and his background: "pervogildeysky" merchant's son, trained in St. Petersburg and Paris, and fought in the First World War, went to the Whites moved to America, became a "pioneer", with his black chef insisted Brandy, was able to visit the closed Murom and died in one year with Brezhnev.

What is the cumulative force fed this fate! Vanished entire civilization whose monuments - and fallen and dirtied headstones many, many of "Zworykins" on the old Murom cemetery. Unknown letter: "hereditary honorary citizen", "St. Anne and St. Vladimir's orders cavalier. " Son of former Russia, had middle name Kozmich, Vladimir Zworykin was the innovator of electronics, now ruling the world.

Maybe his career in such modern industries make undigested covenant generations closer and clearer to us?

Maybe his career in such modern industries make undigested covenant generations closer and clearer to us?

Zworykin was shooted only by American newsreel - and Zworykin spoke on his Murom English. In the native language is only a small interview to Radio Liberty.


Issue of the book based on a film timed to the opening of the monument to Zworykin in Moscow, near the Ostankino television center.

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