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Robert Adler
Robert Adler 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.
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Born 4 December 1913 · Died 15 February 2007 · Q93664
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Published “Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold” in Nature — cited 43,939 times.
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2008· 1 entry
Awarded National Inventors Hall of Fame (2008).
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2007· 1 entry
Died 2007-02-15.
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1997· 1 entry
Adler and Polley were jointly awarded an Emmy Award by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
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1995· 1 entry
Awarded Emmy Award (1995).
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1982· 1 entry
Adler was the company's Vice President and Director of Research
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1980· 2 entries
Won Edison Medal (1980).
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Adler was awarded the Edison Medal
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1951· 1 entry
Awarded IEEE Fellow (1951).
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1938· 1 entry
Adler, who was Jewish, left the country
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1937· 1 entry
Studied at University of Vienna, Doctor of Philosophy (1937).
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1913· 2 entries
Born 1913-12-04.
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The son of Jenny (née Herzmark), a doctor, and Max Adler, a social theorist
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