Adventures in CyberSound: The Restelli Collection

Vladimir Kosma Zworykin

A Personal Photo Collection

Images used with permission of the owner Steve Restelli

Developed from the home site for the collection http://members.tripod.com/~FrameMaster/

Overview

In mid 1999 I was contacted by Steve Restelli who wrote in part...

"I have 2 photo albums that were his [Vladimir Zworykin's] personal albums. The first is from his early days in the 30's with RCA and the second is from his 1951 marriage and trip around the world [...] I have no interest in selling these, but I would consider letting you reproduce these images under license.[...]"
Thanks,
Steve Restelli
Please Note: [These images] may be reproduced only with my permission and credit must be given to:
The Restelli Collection, Copyright 1999.
All rights reserved: Steve Restelli (steve@weblizard.net)
174 Merchant St., Barre, VT 05641 USA

The Collection

Part 1: RCA, USA, 1934-37

This is a selection from the main collection of photographs taken for and by Vladimir Zworykin at RCA in and around the mid 1930's as he and his team were developing the Iconoscope.

Vladimir Zworykin
RCA, 1934

The first Iconoscope built by RCA
The unit scanned 120 lines at 24 frames/second
RCA, 1934

NB: Although this is the stated caption, the device, to the author, seems to be a 'Nipkow' disk based device for scanning film (NB: the film? cannister). This image needs further research.

The first Iconoscope and test pattern
RCA, 1934

Vladimir Zworykin and the first Iconoscope
RCA, 1934

Screen image from the first Iconoscope
Subject unknown
RCA, 1934

Vladimir Zworykin (right) with assistants
RCA, 1934

Part 2: Australia, December, 1951

In 1951 Zworykin married Dr. Katherine Polevitsky. He also visited Australia and spoke at Melbourne University. The images below come from this period. More exact details regarding the visit will be researched.

Dr. Vladimir Zworykin and his wife Dr. Katherine Polevitsky
Location unknown, (possibly Australia), c.1951

Newspaper report of Dr. Vladimir Zworykin's marriage to Dr. Katherine Polevitsky
USA, November 15, 1951

Dr. Vladimir Zworykin's, passport photograph
RCA, 1951

NB: Although this is stated to be a passport photograph, the lighting on the face suggests that this may be a photograph of a television image. This needs to be confirmed.

Memo from Meade Brunet relating to the visit to Australia
December, 1951

Vladimir Zworykin
Melbourne, December, 1951

Unknown assistant? to Vladimir Zworykin?
Melbourne, December, 1951

Monitor showing a streetscape
Melbourne, December, 1951

Unknown assistant? to Vladimir Zworykin with monitor
Melbourne, December, 1951

Close up of Monitor showing a streetscape
Melbourne, December, 1951

Zworykin and guests at "The Russian Club"
600 George St., Sydney, Australia, December 13, 1951

Zworykin's guests at "The Russian Club"
600 George St., Sydney, Australia, December 13, 1951

[ translations welcomed ]

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