Boris Grabovsky
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Boris Pavlovich Grabovsky was a Soviet engineer who invented the first fully electronic TV transmitting tube http://www.zerkalo-nedeli.com/nn/show/344/31112/.
Boris Grabovsky was born on May 26, 1901 in Tobolsk
, Siberia
, where his father, a prominent Ukrainian poet Pavel Grabovsky was living in exile as a member of the Russian revolutionary movement Narodnaya Volya
. After the death of his father the next year, the family moved to Odessa
then to Kharkov. In 1917, they had to move to Central Asia, to Kyrgyz village Tokmak. He died in January 1966.
Boris Grabovsky started his education in Tashkent special school. Then he entered preparational faculty of Central Asian University in Tashkent where he worked with Prof. G. Popov. In the university he read articles by Boris Rosing
in the field of electronic telescopy. Being excited by the idea of the transmission of images over a distance, he invented the cathode
commutator, which was the first prototype of his transmitting tube.
Boris Grabovsky was born on May 26, 1901 in Tobolsk
Tobolsk
Tobolsk is a town in Tyumen Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Tobol and Irtysh Rivers. It is a historic capital of Siberia. Population: -History:...
, Siberia
Siberia
Siberia is an extensive region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union from its beginning, as its predecessor states, the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, conquered it during the 16th...
, where his father, a prominent Ukrainian poet Pavel Grabovsky was living in exile as a member of the Russian revolutionary movement Narodnaya Volya
Narodnaya Volya
Narodnaya Volya was aRussian left-wing terrorist organization, best known for the successful assassination of Tsar Alexander II of Russia. It created a centralized and well disguised organization in a time of diverse liberation movements in Russia...
. After the death of his father the next year, the family moved to Odessa
Odessa
Odessa or Odesa is the administrative center of the Odessa Oblast located in southern Ukraine. The city is a major seaport located on the northwest shore of the Black Sea and the fourth largest city in Ukraine with a population of 1,029,000 .The predecessor of Odessa, a small Tatar settlement,...
then to Kharkov. In 1917, they had to move to Central Asia, to Kyrgyz village Tokmak. He died in January 1966.
Boris Grabovsky started his education in Tashkent special school. Then he entered preparational faculty of Central Asian University in Tashkent where he worked with Prof. G. Popov. In the university he read articles by Boris Rosing
Boris Rosing
Boris Lvovich Rosing was a Russian scientist and inventor in the field of television.Born to a family of Swedish descent, Rosing first envisioned a Television system using the CRT on the receiving side in 1907. Rosing filed a patent application in Germany on November 26, 1907 and—on the improved...
in the field of electronic telescopy. Being excited by the idea of the transmission of images over a distance, he invented the cathode
Cathode
A cathode is an electrode through which electric current flows out of a polarized electrical device. Mnemonic: CCD .Cathode polarity is not always negative...
commutator, which was the first prototype of his transmitting tube.