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Robert Adler

1913 - 2007

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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. His work included developing early sound-based remote controls for televisions, which were the standard for 25 years until replaced by infrared (IR) remotes that could transmit more complex commands. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Adler is the 130th most popular inventor (down from 129th in 2019), the 328th most popular biography from Austria (down from 323rd in 2019) and the most popular Austrian Inventor.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Robert Adler ranks 130 out of 426. Before him are Nikolai Kardashev, Paul Otlet, George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., André Michelin, Alfred Krupp, and Christopher C. Kraft Jr.. After him are Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville, W. O. Bentley, Percy Spencer, Elisha Gray, Josef Ressel, and Hugo Schmeisser.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Robert Adler ranks 75. Before him are Gert Fröbe, Joe Simon, Gerda Christian, Lloyd Bridges, Benjamin Bloom, and Edward Gierek. After him are Boris Pahor, Bruno Pontecorvo, Nicolás Gómez Dávila, Sergey Mikhalkov, Roger Caillois, and Israel Gelfand. Among people deceased in 2007, Robert Adler ranks 61. Before him are Jean-Claude Brialy, Michael Jackson, Ian Smith, Taha Yassin Ramadan, Ike Turner, and Norman Mailer. After him are Jupp Derwall, Jaan Kross, Michel Serrault, Anna Nicole Smith, Joe Zawinul, and Rudolf Arnheim.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Robert Adler ranks 328 out of 1,424. Before him are Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche (1909), Peter Fendi (1796), Max Adler (1873), Joseph Mohr (1792), Fritjof Capra (1939), and Martin Weinek (1964). After him are Rudolf Hilferding (1877), Erich Kleiber (1890), Alexander Wienerberger (1891), Adam Albert von Neipperg (1775), Jean Améry (1912), and Othenio Abel (1875).

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Among INVENTORS In Austria

Among inventors born in Austria, Robert Adler ranks 1. After him are Georg Luger (1849), Gaston Glock (1929), Viktor Schauberger (1885), and Štefan Banič (1870).

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