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Eugene Polley, inventor of TV remote, dies at 96

By CARLA K. JOHNSON - Associated Press

This undated photo provided by LG Electronics shows engineer Eugene Polley. A spokesman for Zenith Electronics says Polley, the inventor of the "Flash-Matic," the first wireless TV remote control, died May 20, 2012, of natural causes in Downers Grove, Ill. He was 96. (Associated Press/LG Electronics)

Eugene Polley, inventor of TV remote, dies at 96

By Carla K. Johnson - Associated Press

LG ELECTRONICS VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Zenith Electronics "Flash-Matic," introduced in 1955, was the first wireless TV remote control. Zenith engineer Eugene Polley, inventor of the device, died Sunday at age 96.

Big kahuna of channel surfing dies

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