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Eugene Polley, Inventor Of TV Remote, Dies At 96
CHICAGO — Couch potatoes everywhere can pause and thank Eugene Polley for hours of feet-up channel surfing. His invention, the first wireless TV remote, began as a luxury, but with the introduction of hundreds of channels and viewing technologies it has become a necessity.
Just ask anyone who's lost a remote.
Polley died of natural causes Sunday at a suburban Chicago hospital, said Zenith Electronics spokesman John Taylor. The former Zenith engineer was 96.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/22/eugene-polley-dead-tv-remote-inventor-_n_1536435.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009