CEA Honors the 2005 Inductees Into the CE Hall of Fame Menu

CE Hall of Fame Awards Dinner
CEA Honors the 2005 Inductees Into the CE Hall of Fame
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
The Four Seasons Ballroom
7 – 8 p.m. Dinner Service
Menu
Hors d’ Oeuvres
Sweet Herb and Panko Crust Lump Crab Cake, Pea Shoots, Carrot, Cucumber and Radicchio, Champagne Lime Vinaigrette, Passion Mango Reduction
Salad
Italian Greens, Oven-Cured Roma Tomatoes, Parmesan Crisp, Basil Pesto Vinaigrette
Entrée
Grilled Beef Filet, Horseradish Potato Crisp, Forest Mushroom Ragout, Wilted Spinach with Sweet Garlic, Crispy Onion Rings
8 – 9 p.m.
Presentation of the Inductees
Master of Ceremonies
Gary Shapiro
President and CEO
Consumer Electronics Association
9 – 10 p.m.
Buffet of Assorted Desserts
Hall of Fame 2005
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The Best and the Brightest
elcome to the second annual CE Hall of Fame
W
What are the attributes that make an industry professional
for its Panasonic brand, introduced VHS and the cam-
Awards dinner! This program honors and
eligible for the CE Hall of Fame? Perseverance, tenacity
corder, ushering in home video. In his 37-year career,
recognizes industry leaders whose innova-
and a defined vision are common characteristics that
Harry Elias built JVC into a $1.5 billion company and
tion, vision and determination have enhanced and simpli-
these inductees share. As Philanthropist John D.
earned the respect of the industry.Another industry
fied consumers’ lives. These movers and shakers have
Rockefeller said,“If you want to succeed, you should strike
leader, George Fezell implemented Magnavox's innova-
developed, promoted and merchandized consumer tech-
out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of
tive factory-direct business model that made the compa-
nologies and products that let consumers enjoy entertain-
accepted success.” Clearly, all of the honorees in the 2005
ny's TVs the CE industry's most exclusive franchise in the
ment, connect to information and communicate with fam-
class have had the confidence to forge their own unique
1950s and 1960s.
ily and friends.
paths.
In the dynamic CE industry, great ideas and hard work are
For example, Dr. Joseph Donohue invented the so-
ical role in successfully bringing products to market.
rewarded. Our technologies are changing the world, creat-
called "slurry process" in the early 1950s, a manufacturing
Retailer Ken Crane whose Southern California stores,
ing better, smaller and faster products with new services,
innovation still in use today to produce picture tubes.
along with Magnavox, helped develop the concept of sin-
features and benefits. In 2004 total industry sales rose 11
Inventor, entrepreneur John Winegard developed the
gle-line retailing and also embraced the high-end of new
percent almost triple the rate that was forecast one year
"yagi" rooftop TV antenna and his company became a
technology, including big screen TV, HDTV and flat-panel
ago.And for 2005, sales are anticipated to climb another
prototype for other accessory businesses. William
displays. Likewise, a Baltimore/Virginia/Washington D.C.
11 percent, pushing the industry toward $125 billion.
Hewlett and David Packard, two Stanford University
area institution for nearly 50 years, Jack Luskin opened
friends, developed the first scientific handheld calculator
his first of 48 stores in 1948, becoming one of the nation’s
and later, the company developed the plain paper ink jet
first TV dealers.And Saul Gold, executive director of
printer, which helped transform the PC into a home con-
NATM for 30 years, helped to make the retailer buying
sumer device.
group a respected force in the CE and appliance
This phenomenal industry growth is due to the strong
foundation laid by industry pioneers, many of whom are
already in the CE Hall of Fame. The first inaugural class of
50 leaders, inducted in 2000 has grown to 87 members.
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Merchandizing and association executives also play a crit-
industries.
The 11 new inductees joining these distinguished ranks
In addition to inventors and engineers, sales, marketing
tonight bring that number to 98. The 2005 class will join
and corporate executives grow the industry through their
And finally the media plays a large role in reporting
such luminaries as William Boss, Lee DeForest, Ray Dolby,
leadership. During Masaharu Matsushita’s 40-year
industry news. Journalist Arthur Levis covered the
Ken Kai,Akio Morita, Dr.Woo Paik and Steve Wozniak.
tenure, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., best known
industry for Television Digest, where he worked with fellow
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CE Hall of Famers Dave Lachenbruch and Bob Gerson,
At the end of the day, the CE industry is an incredible
Consumer Electronics Monthly and Video Magazine and is
place to work.As the late Jerry Kalov said in his accept-
remembered for his intelligence and wit. These movers
ance speech when he was inducted into the CE Hall of
and shakers have all left their imprint on the CE industry.
Fame last year,“These past 46 years have been very
To select the 2005 class, a panel of 14 consumer
electronics media and industry professionals met in New
York last November to judge the hundreds of nominations
exciting. In this industry we sell fun and excitement, and
thrills and joy and pleasure.What a nice way to make a
living and, we get paid for it.”
that were submitted by manufacturers, retailers and
industry journalists. The judges considered each nominee
and used the democratic process of the majority of votes
2004 CE Hall of Fame Class
to determine the new class. We thank the following
journalists and industry professionals for volunteering
Judging for the 2006 class of inductees
their time and expertise to participate in the 2005 CE Hall
to the CE Hall of Fame will take place on
of Fame program:
November 14, 2005 in New York. For more
Jim Barry
Bill Pritchard
Rick Clancy
John Shalam
Marge Costello
Richard Sherwin
Brian Fenton
Steve Smith
Howard Geltzer
John Taylor
Robert Gerson
Jack Wayman
Peter Ildau
Stewart Wolpin
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information on the program, visit
Gary Shapiro
CEA President and CEO
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Distinguished Members of the CE Hall of Fame
2005 Inductees
2003 Inductees
2000 Inductees
Ken Crane
Joseph Donohue
Harry Elias
George Fezell
Saul Gold
Jack Luskin
Art Levis
Masaharu Matshushita
John Winegard
Team: William Hewlett and David Packard
Borchardt, Herbert
Feldman, Leonard
Immink, Kees A. Schouhammer
Kasuga, William
Kent, Atwater
Steinberg, Jules
Takayanagi, Kenjiro
Tushinsky, Joseph
Wurtzel, Alan
2004 Inductees
Alexanderson, Ernst F.W.
Appel, Bernard
Baker, W.G.B.
Boss, William E.
Ekstract, Richard
Fisher, Walter
Gates, Raymond
Lear, William Powell
Polk, Sol
Sauter, Jack K.
Abrams, Benjamin
Adler, Robert
Armstrong, Edwin
Baird, John Logie
Balderston, William
Bardeen, John
Bell, Alexander Graham
Blay, Andre
Brattain, Walter
Braun, Karl Ferdinand
Bushnell, Nolan
Crosley Jr., Powel
DeForest, Lee
Dolby, Ray
DuMont, Allen
Edison, Thomas
Eilers, Carl
Farnsworth, Philo T.
Fessenden, Reginald Aubrey
Fisher, Avery
Freimann, Frank
Galvin, Paul
Ginsberg, Charles
Goldmark, Peter
Harman, Dr. Sidney
Hertz, Heinrich
Ibuka, Masaru
Johnson, Eldridge
Kilby, Jack
Kloss, Henry
Koss Sr., John
Blumlein, Alan Dower
Brief, Henry
Gerson, Robert E.
Kai, Ken
Kalov, Jerry
Klipsch, Paul
Ohga, Norio
Paik, Dr. Woo
Wozniak, Steven
Team: Richard Frenkiel and Joel Engel
2002 Inductees
2001 Inductees
Berliner, Emil
Fleming, Sir John Ambrose
Gernsback, Hugo
Jensen, Peter Laurits
Muntz, Earl
Poulsen, Valdemar
Westinghouse, George
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Lachenbruch, David
Lansing, James B.
Marantz, Saul
Marconi, Guglielmo
Matsushita, Konosuke
McDonald Jr., Cmdr. Eugene
Morita, Akio
Noyce, Robert
Poniatoff, Alexander M.
Roberts, Ed
Sarnoff, David
Scott, Hermon Hosmer
Shiraishi, Yuma
Shockley, William
Siragusa Sr., Ross
Takano, Shizuo
Tesla, Nikola
Wayman, Jack
Zworykin, Vladimir
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2005 CE Hall of Fame Honorees
Ken Crane
or 57 years Ken Crane’s has been a revered name in
southern California for home entertainment. Crane
was one of the original television pioneers.
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Born and raised on a farm in southern Indiana, Crane
came to California in l944. In l948, his brother-in-law who
had a radio store was apprehensive about the new thing
called “television.” Crane was intrigued with this new
invention, and although not a gambler, had the innate feeling that television was the future.With a $3,500 loan from
his parents he bought out his brother-in-law’s interest in
the radio store and ventured into the television business.
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Southern California retailer with eight stores.
Along with Magnavox, developed the concept of single
line retailing.
Among the first retailers to embrace big screen TV,
HDTV and flat-panel technology.
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Ken Crane’s has always been at the forefront of innovation,
embracing the high-end of new technology. Ken Crane’s
was among the first to embrace big screen TV, HDTV and
now, flat panel technology. Crane’s son Kenny, made
Crane’s known nationally for Laserdisc software.
Ken Crane’s currently operates eight stores in southern
California with a ninth due to open in the fourth quarter
of 2005. Ken Crane’s now is being run by the second
generation–Casey and Pam–while Kenny acts as a
property manager for the company.
In the 1950s, Crane acquired the most coveted of brands,
“Magnavox,” and with the aid of his mentor George Fezell,
Ken Crane’s Magnavox City became one of the largest
Magnavox dealers in the country.Along with Magnavox,
he helped develop the concept of single line retailing.
Times changed and Ken Crane’s in the 1970s branched out
into other lines still focusing on home entertainment.
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Joseph Donahue
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Invented the "slurry process," still in use today to
produce picture tubes.
Oversaw the development of the Dimensia system, one
of the first interconnected video products.
A leading figure in the Grand Alliance and HDTV’s
development.
uring his 43 years at RCA and the later owners, GE and
Thomson, Joe Donahue was involved on the forefront
of many innovative technologies and products. In the early
1950s, he invented and introduced into production the
innovative "slurry process" for the manufacture of color
screens for picture tubes. More than 50 years later, this
process is still used worldwide to produce color screens
for the tubes used in television receivers and computer
monitors.
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In the late 1950s, Joe transferred to the transistor field as an
advanced development engineer at RCA Semiconductors.
He progressed through various management positions,
becoming CEO in the late 1960s. During this period, Joe
was involved with early transistor and integrated circuit
products.
In the mid 1970s, Joe transferred to RCA Consumer
Electronics as vice president of operations which included
all product development and manufacturing. He led the
modernization and automation of television receiver manufacturing. Innovative products were another priority. A
major advance was the industry's first compact
receiver/monitor without tuners located adjacent to the
screen. Another was the development of the "Dimensia"
system, one of the first lines of interconnected audio/video
products controlled via a single on-screen computerized
interface that presaged packaged home theater systems.
Joe was appointed CEO of RCA Consumer Electronics in
the early 1980s. Dealerscope Magazine selected Joe as the
“Consumer Electronics Man of the Year”for 1983.
With GE's purchase of RCA in 1986, Joe focused his attention on advanced technologies, which continued through
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the sale of the business to Thomson. Successively, Joe was a
corporate officer at RCA, GE and Thomson.
In 1989, Joe transferred to Washington, DC, where he
opened an office and focused on the HDTV standard development and the approval process. This included the supervision of Thomson's R&D at Sarnoff Labs which yielded a
quality and flexible HDTV system. During this period, CEA
awarded Joe “The Distinguished Service Award”and The
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers elected him
to the grade of Fellow.
Joe was a leader in the formation of the Grand Alliance,
where the four competitive digital HDTV systems were
combined to produce the "best of the best" system which
was adopted by the FCC as the standard for the U.S. The
Academy of Television Arts & Science awarded the Grand
alliance an Emmy for this spectular advance in television
technology.
Based upon his observations during the startup of color
television in the 1950s, Joe conceived and sold the concept
of establishing an experimental HDTV station where manufacturers and broadcasters could experiment and solve
problems before the commercial introduction of products
and broadcasting. The concept was accepted by CEA and
the Maximum Service Television Association and their
respective members. The station,WHD, was constructed in
NBC's studio facility in Washington, DC. Many issues and
problems were successfully addressed by this endeavor.
Since his retirement in 1994 and subsequent settlement in
Naples, Florida, Joe has developed a comprehensive lecture
series on "The Digital Revolution" which has been given
numerous times to various audiences.
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Harry Elias
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Built JVC Co. of America into a $1.5 billion company.
Previously chairman of CEA’s Video Division and on
CEA’s Board of Directors.
Served as an industry mentor.
n 1998, as Harry Elias, who at the time was executive
vice president and chief operating officer of JVC Co. of
America, received the ADL B’nai B’rith Award, he told the
audience,“Life is Beautiful,” referring to Roberto Benigni’s
movie. Elias may not have written those words, but few
have lived a more accomplished life. Blessed with a supportive wife, three children, a son-in-law and two smart
grandchildren, he retired as the honorable chairman of
the board from JVC in December 2004.
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Born and raised in Brooklyn, his career at JVC spanned 37
years. During that time, he built JVC into a $1.5 billion
company with fewer than 300 employees. He believed in
fewer people but better people. Upon his departure from
JVC, industry leaders commented on his notable career.
Dick Schulze, founder and chairman of Best Buy Co. said,
“Harry’s ethics and dedication to business continue to set
a standard to which our industry aspires.We are proud to
have worked with, played with and confided in Harry.”
Likewise,Alan McCollough, CEO of Circuit City, remarked,
“Harry is the epitome of perseverance.When Harry committed to get a job done, the outcome was never in doubt.
He set an excellent example for all of us to follow and will
be a great asset to those he helps in the future.”
Joe Clayton, chairman of Sirius Satellite Radio, commented,“Harry has been a great communicator of what
Americans want from the technology leaders in Asia,
especially the Japanese. Everyone across the waters has the
greatest respect for him.”
In January 2005, Elias joined AKAI USA as chairman of
the board. He also is currently serving on the board of
directors for Bio-Reference Laboratories Inc. Previously he
was chairman of CEA’s video division and was a member
of CEA’s Board of Directors.
He has been honored by the UJA-Federation, Consumer
Electronics Division, and the Anti-Defamation League,
and Tito Puente presented him with the Ballet Hispanico
Award and in 1993, the Man of the Year Award. In 2003,
actor Bill Cosby honored him with the Man of the Year
Award for the Jazz Foundation. He presented Stevie
Wonder with the Institute of High Fidelity (IHF) Golden
Lyre Award.
Larry Mondry, CEO of Comp USA, concluded,“Harry has
simply been the father of this generation of leaders in our
industry. I consider him to be my mentor, my teacher, my
friend.”
Gateway CEO Wayne Inouye, said,“Harry Elias has
impacted more people in consumer electronics than
anyone else in the industry. His love for the business will
be truly missed.When the Lord created Harry, he broke
the mold.”
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George Fezell
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Implemented Magnavox's innovative factory-direct
business model in the 1950s.
Previously on the EIA Board of Governors.
Helped to form the EIA Foundation (now NSTEP) in
1969 and the Consumer Electronics Division of EIA
(now CEA).
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eorge Fezell implemented Magnavox's innovative factory-direct business model that made the company's
TVs the CE industry's most exclusive franchise in the
1950s and 1960s. Hired by legendary Magnavox president
Frank Freimann, Fezell rose to vice president in 1963, then
president of the consumer electronics division in 1968.
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Thanks to his efforts, Magnavox was noted by Fortune
magazine the ninth in Fortune's 500 listing of U.S.
Industrials in 1964. Fezell was a big supporter of the North
American Retail Dealers Association (NARDA), he also
was a member of EIA's Board of Governors from 1965 to
1975 and chairman of its consumer division. He was
instrumental in the formation of the EIA Foundation (now
called NSTEP) in 1969 and the Consumer Electronics
Division of EIA, now known as CEA.
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Saul Gold
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Helped to form the retailer buying group, NATM,
in 1970.
Made NATM a respected force in the CE and appliance
industries.
Under his direction, regional retailers competed
nationally with big-box retailers.
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s executive director of NATM for 30 years, Saul Gold
was largely responsible for making the retailer buying
group a respected force in the consumer electronics and
appliance industries. Known as a tough negotiator, Gold
started his career with Allied Stores in 1961 before helping
form NATM in 1970.
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NATM, known in its heyday as "The Forty Thieves" for its
insistence on getting the lowest prices, evolved from a
small association of fewer than 20 independent dealers
into a cooperative filled with large regional power retailers, including Best Buy and Circuit City. Under his direction, regional retailers came together and competed on a
national level with big box national retailers.
Among other tributes over his lengthy career, UJA presented Saul with the Torch of Liberty Award in 1983, and in
1999 he received ADL's Lifetime Achievement Award. By
2003, NATM retailers generated sales of more than $3 billion. Saul retired from NATM in 2000. He currently runs
his own consulting business and continues to serve as
ADL's Honorary Industry Dinner Chair.
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Art Levis
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Respected consumer electronics journalist and editor.
Writer and editor at Consumer Electronics Monthly
(1978-1988).
Editor-in-chief of Video Magazine (1989-1991).
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rthur Burchill Levis became a reporter in consumer
electronics when he joined the staff of Merchandising
Week, a Billboard publication, in 1968.After a stint as
English language editor of Dempa Publications, Tokyo,
Japan, in the early 70's, he returned to the U.S. and joined
Television Digest, where he worked with Dave
Lachenbruch and Bob Gerson, respected members of the
consumer electronics trade press.
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A generation of consumer electronics reporters was mentored by this respected and influential editor. He continues
to be remembered for his intelligence, wit and flair by the
members of the consumer electronics community and
trade press.
From 1978 to 1984 he was an editor of Consumer
Electronics Monthly and continued as an executive of
International Thompson Retail Press after its acquisition
of Consumer Electronics Monthly. In 1989 he became editor-in-chief of Video Magazine.
Art received many awards and honors during his career in
consumer electronics journalism, including the 1984 Jesse
H. Neal Award for editorial achievement, the 1985 Torch of
Liberty Award from the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai
Brith and the American Business Press Excellence Award
in 1988.After his untimely death in 1991 at 54,Art was
posthumously inducted into the Video Hall of Fame for
pre-eminent video journalism. In 1993 and 1994 Art Levis
Foundation awards for journalistic excellence were presented. Since 1995 an annual scholarship in Art's name
has been awarded to one or two students in the School of
Journalism at the University of Colorado, his alma mater.
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Jack Luskin
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Baltimore/Virginia/Washington D.C. area retailer with
48 stores.
Opened his first store in 1948 becoming one of the
nation’s first TV dealers.
Served as vice president of NATM, the foremost retail
buying group in the U.S.
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Baltimore/Virginia/Washington D.C. area institution
for nearly 50 years, Jack Luskin became a local
celebrity known as “the Cheapest Guy in Town!” Luskin
opened his first store in 1948, becoming one of the
nation’s first TV dealers.At its height, Luskin operated 48
stores.
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In 1996, the Luskin’s closed their stores. But the Luskin
electronics tradition has been carried on by his sons Cary
and Kevin Luskin who are operating The Big Screen
Stores, a six store chain in many of the former Luskin
locations. Luskin’s daughter Jamie along with her husband
Frank McCourt, are the owners of the famed Los Angeles
Dodgers.
Luskin still maintains a well known civic and political
presence as well as having served on many charity, state
and local boards, including stints as the most senior
commissioner with the Maryland Department of
Transportation and the Maryland State Roads
Commission. He has served under four governors and
spent fifteen years as the commissioner of the Maryland
Public Broadcasting Commission. He also was vice president of NATM, the foremost buying group in the U.S. He
has been married to Jean for 56 years and they are the
proud grandparents of eight talented grandchildren.
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Masaharu Matsushita
atsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., best know for
its Panasonic brand, became the largest consumer
electronics company in the world during Masaharu
Matsushita's 40-year tenure, first as president then
chairman of the board.
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He joined the company as an auditor in 1940 and steadily
moved up the ranks, becoming president of Matsushita
Electric in 1961. He took over as chairman in 1977 from
the company founder, Konosuke Matsushita, also a
member of the CE Hall of Fame.
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Previously president and later chairman of Matsushita
Electric Industrial Co. Ltd.
Led Matsushita to become the largest global CE
company during his 40-year tenure.
Championed the development and introduction of
VHS and the camcorder.
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It was during this time that Matsushita championed the
development and introduction of VHS and the camcorder,
ushering in the age of home video. In 2000, he was
elevated to honorary chairman, a ceremonial position he
relinquished in January 2004.
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William Hewlett and
David Packard
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With just $538 in 1939 they created what became the
world's largest PC company.
Invented the first scientific handheld calculator.
Developed the plain paper ink jet printer, which helped
transform the PC into a home consumer device.
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hese two Stanford University friends, who became the
fathers of Silicon Valley, literally started what has
become the world's largest personal computer company in
a Palo Alto garage with just $538 in 1939. HP was
primarily a commercial electronics and computer maker
until the 1970s when it developed the first scientific
handheld calculator, which has had an incalculable
effect on society and turned the slide rule into a historic
curiosity.
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In the 1980s, the company developed the plain paper ink
jet printer, which helped transform the PC into a home
consumer device. During their lives, the partners earned a
bag full of honors. Packard served as U.S. Deputy
Secretary of Defense from 1969-71 and was a co-founder
and past chairman of the American Electronics
Association. In 1983, Hewlett was awarded the National
Medal of Science, the nation's highest scientific honor.
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John Winegard
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Inventor and entrepreneur credited with developing
the "yagi" rooftop TV antenna.
Granted 28 patents.
Designed communication amplifiers for NASA and
recognized for his contribution to the Apollo Space
Missions.
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nventor and entrepreneur John Winegard not only is
credited with developing the "yagi" rooftop TV antenna
in the U.S., but his antenna company also became the prototype for consumer electronics accessory businesses to
follow. As a child of the Depression, John’s interest in electronics showed itself at an early age.When his family
couldn’t afford to buy him a telegraph set, he built his
own. In high school, he built a 14-tube ham radio receiver
and stayed awake nights listening to voices from around
the world.
When the government opened up the UHF spectrum to
TV broadcasters in 1955,Winegard introduced the first
82-channel antenna, the Twilight. Through the years he
was granted 28 patents. In the early 1960s John worked
with noted physicist Dr. James Van Allen of the University
of Iowa (discoverer of the Van Allen Radiation Belt) to
build antennas to track early satellites in outer space. He
also designed communication amplifiers for NASA and in
July 1969, he was recognized for his contribution to the
Apollo Space Missions.
His first formal training came when he enlisted in the
Army Air Corp. His principal job was maintaining radar
ground stations throughout Texas.After the war, he
returned to the Burlington, Iowa area, where he took a job
as a radio repairman.
In the 1970s, John recognized a change in lifestyles and
leisure time activities and modified one of Winegard’s
Sensar ® (batwing) home antennas for the RV market. It
was another first for Winegard and it opened up the world
of mobile RV TV viewing. The Sensar ® antenna became
the No.1 selling RV TV antenna in America.
After the Korean War in 1948 when the freeze on channel
assignments were lifted, Chicago TV station WBKB (now
WBBM) began transmitting signal on channels other than
the narrow bandwidths. So, John designed and built an
antenna in the basement of a friend’s home to receive
these broadcasts and installed it on the roof of the appliance store where he worked. Soon friends were giving him
orders for similar antennas. The antennas were the Yagi
style originally developed in 1926 in Japan by Dr. H.Yagi
and S. Uda. Later, John built the All-channel Clipper, the
L-4, Interceptor and the Electro-Lens Director system,
which was the first improvement on the Yagi design. He
incorporated Winegard Company on December 29, 1953.
In the early 1980s, he received several patents for C-band
satellite antennas which ignited the growth of the early
residential satellite market in the U.S.
Winegard Company is still a major supplier of K-band
antennas and mobile satellite systems worldwide. John
Winegard died on February 19, 2002.
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Consumer Electronics Achievements
he inductees of the CE Hall of Fame made many of the
technical achievements in CE’s long history consumer
realities. Below is a brief list of some of the major CE milestones during the past 105 years. For a complete list of CE
milestones, read Digital America, CEA’s annual trends guide,
at www.CE.org.
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First hard disk drive-based camcorders go on sale.
First consumer high-definition DVD player/recorders
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2004
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Ten million cumulative DTV units shipped in the U.S.
First U.S. 3G cellular network services and phones
announced.
Combination cable HDTV STB and HDTV DVRs and
CableCARD-equipped DTVs go on sale.
First flash memory camcorders go on sale.
First city-wide Wi-Fi networks activated.
USB-equipped flash memory “thumb drives” go on sale.
2003
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First HD Radio receivers announced.
Touchscreen tablet PCs introduced.
Commercial voice-over-Internet (VoiP) phone service
begins.
Digital wireless home networking standard using 5GHz frequency announced.
First HTiB systems with built-in DVD recorders
announced.
First HDTV camcorders enter the marketplace.
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2002
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First legal online music sites launched.
First combination cell phones/digital cameras available.
Blu-ray and red laser high-definition DVD recording
standards announced.
High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) digital
video connector format announced.
TV manufacturers and cable operators announce “plugand-play” specifications for HDTV set-top boxes and
HDTVs.
First car-based digital music hard disk drives introduced.
FCC begins limited deployment of ultra wideband
(UWB) wireless data network technology.
2001
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Satellite radio broadcasting begins.
Microsoft and Sony introduce Internet gaming.
Next-generation, higher speed USB 2.0 and FireWire
IEEE-1394b standards announced.
Car-based MP3 burner introduced.
2000
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First Bluetooth-enabled products launched.
The first portable audio hard disk drive players enter
the marketplace.
Secure high-capacity solid-state flash media formats
and products introduced.
Combination cell phone/MP3 players available.
CEA inducts its first class of industry leaders into the
Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame.
1999
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Cable modems are first sold in stores.
Hard disk-based digital personal video recorders
(PVRs) are first introduced, capable of “smart” programming.
Satellite and digital radio formats announced.
DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD (SACD) players introduced.
First MP3 tracks distributed and first portable MP3
players available.
The high-definition VCR introduced.
The first high-definition plasma display screen introduced.
High-speed Wi-Fi 802.11a specification published.
1998
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DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, DVD-R and DVD+R formats
introduced.
CD-Recordable decks first sold.
The first HDTV sets sold at retail.
TV manufacturers and cable operators agree on IEEE1394 (FireWire) with 5C copy protection.
Super-fast DSL Internet access using plain phones lines
made available.
MPEG-4 digital video compression technology
adopted.
Special Interest Group (SIG) for Bluetooth wireless data
communication standard formed.
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Smart phones allow access to the Internet and e-mail.
The Wi-Fi (802.11) wireless local area network
(WLAN) Ethernet standard adopted.
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FCC adopts ATSC HDTV standards.
WRAL, Raleigh, N.C., receives first HDTV broadcast
license; first commercial HDTV broadcast by WHD-TV
in Washington, D.C.
Set-top boxes plug into televisions to let viewers surf
the Internet via remote control.
The first DVD players sold in Japan.
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Competing DVD standards are introduced; a single
DVD standard selected.
Sony announces the first digital camcorders to be sold
worldwide.
Dolby Digital surround sound introduced.
The flash memory technology standard introduced.
Flat-screen plasma display TVs introduced.
The first MiniDV digital video camcorders enter the
marketplace in the U.S.
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GPS auto navigation systems are marketed in the
United States.
Direct broadcast system (DBS) receivers introduced.
The first digital still cameras are available for sale in the
U.S.
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The Grand Alliance forms to develop the HDTV
system.
First plasma display screens available.
Personal digital assistants (PDA) introduced.
The first wireless headset portable CD player marketed
in Japan.
1992
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FCC begins auction of 1900-MHz digital PCS bands for
digital cell phone service.
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The World Wide Web becomes available.
MP3 music compression coding integrated into new
MPEG-1 format.
Digital cellular phone service introduced.
MiniDisc launched.
1990
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The all-digital high-definition television (HDTV)
system is proposed.
1988
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CDs become more popular than vinyl records.
1987
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Higher resolution VCRs and camcorders introduced
(S-VHS and ED-Beta).
1984
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The CD-ROM introduced.
1983
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Cellular telephone service introduced.
The first digital signal-processing chip (DSP) made by
Texas Instruments.
1982
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Dolby Laboratories introduces surround sound for
home use.
The first CD players for sale in the U.S.
1981
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IBM PC, using Microsoft’s Disk Operating System (MSDOS), introduced.
First U.S. public demonstration of HDTV done by
Japan’s NHK network.
1980
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The world standard for optical digital audio compact
disc (CD) established.
The first portable VCR-camera combinations (camcorders) demonstrated.
1979
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Personal headset audio introduced.
1976
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The first VHS VCR introduced.
1975
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The first Betamax VCR introduced.
The first personal computer, the Altair 8800, debuts.
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The first home videogames, designed to play through
TV receivers, marketed.
Sony introduces U-Matic VCR, the forerunner of Beta.
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AT&T proposes the cellular phone system.
1970
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ARPnet, a forerunner of the Internet, becomes
operational.
1967
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The first Consumer Electronics Show (CES) held in
New York.
1966
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Integrated circuits introduced into consumer products,
starting with pocket calculators and electronic watches.
1965
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Sony Corp. introduces the first portable consumer video
recorder.
1964
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Sony engineer Koichi Tsunoda proposes the
videocassette.
1963
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Philips Electronics NV introduces the compact audiocassette.
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The first telephone-answering device available to consumers.
1959
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Intel Corp. introduces the computer memory chip.
1969
Optical videodisc, the basis for today’s laserdisc and
DVD, first demonstrated.
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Jack Kilby of Texas Instruments and Robert Noyce of
Fairchild Semiconductors separately invent the integrated circuit.
The first Xerox copier introduced.
The consumer alkaline battery invented.
1956
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Ampex introduces the commercial videotape recorder.
The computer hard drive developed.
The acoustic-suspension loudspeaker invented.
The first transistorized stereo receiver comes on the
market.
1954
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Color TV broadcasting begins.
The first transistor made from silicon developed.
The first mass-market transistor “pocket radio” introduced at $49.95.
1952
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The first transistorized device, a hearing aid, sold.
1951
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John T. Mullin demonstrates a magnetic videotape
recorder, an altered audio tape recorder.
1948
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33-RPM vinyl LP records introduced.
The first magnetic tape recorders sold in the United
States by Ampex Corp.
The first cable TV systems in the United States
developed.
1947
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William Shockley, John Bardeen and Walter
Brattain invent the transistor at Bell Telephone
Laboratories.
1946
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The first mobile telephone service initiated.
The first electronic computer, ENIAC, demonstrated.
1942
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The first all-electronic digital computer completed.
First stereo tape recordings made.
1940
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The first color TV broadcast airs.
1939
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Television introduced at the New York World’s Fair.
RCA, GE, DuMont, Philco and two other companies sell
the first television sets.
The first experimental FM stations go on air.
1933
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Howard Armstrong patents FM radio.
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1931
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Binaural,” better known as stereo recording, invented
separately by Alan Blumlein in England and A.C.
Keller of Bell Labs.
1929
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Galvin Manufacturing unveils “Motorola,” the first car
radio, invented by William Lear.
1928
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Kenjiro Takayanagi demonstrates the cathode ray
system in Japan.
1927
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Philo Farnsworth applies for a patent on his electronic television.
Bell Telephone Laboratories demonstrates wireless TV.
John Logie Baird creates the first videodisc.
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Zenith introduces AC radio receivers designed to plug
into electrical outlets.
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John Logie Baird produces a TV picture of human
faces.
Vladimir Zworkin files for a color TV patent.
Farm boy Philo T. Farnsworth envisions an
electronic TV system; the resulting sketch later proves
Farnsworth’s patent claim.
1920
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The first transatlantic radio broadcast made.
The complete TV system including kinescope, or
picture tube, demonstrated by Dr. Vladimir K.
Zworkin, who then applies for a patent for an iconoscope or the TV camera tube.
The first radio boombox introduced.
1922
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The Radio Manufacturers Association, the predecessor
of the Electronic Industries Association and Consumer
Electronics Association, founded.
Zenith Electronics Corp. produces the first portable
radio.
1907
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Victrola phonograph, gramophone with built-in instead
of exposed horn, introduced.
1906
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On Christmas Eve, Fessenden transmits voice and
music via AM radio.
1904
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Sir John Ambrose Fleming files a patent for the
vacuum tube.
1901
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Guglielmo Marconi receives the first transatlantic
wireless telegraph message.
1900
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Professor Reginald A. Fessenden discovers AM
radio.
Eldridge R. Johnson founds Consolidated Talking
Machine Company, predecessor of JVC and RCA.
Commercial radio broadcasting begins (KDKA,
Pittsburgh); the first radio receivers for sale.
1918
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Edwin Armstrong develops the superheterodyne
radio receiver, still the basic technology for all radios.
1915
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The first transatlantic radiotelephone call and the first
transcontinental phone call made.
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CEAPAC Contributors
CEA recognizes the following people for their generous contributions to CEAPAC in 2005.
President’s Club
House Club
Peter Fannon, Panasonic Corp. of North America
Loyd Ivey, Mitek Corp.
Patrick Lavelle, Audiovox Corp.
Michael Mohr, Celluphone Inc.
John Shalam, Audiovox Corp.
Gary Shapiro, CEA
James Minarik, Directed Electronics Inc.
Michael O’Hara, Thomson Inc.
Senate Club
Joe Clayton, Sirius Satellite Radio
Lawrence Richenstein, Unwired Technology LLC
Member
Karen Chupka, CEA
John Godfrey, Pioneer Electronics
Adam Goldberg, Sharp Electronics Corp.
Julie Kearney, CEA
Michael Petricone, CEA
Patricia Schoenberg, Spectra Merchandising
International
David Shalam, Audiovox Corp.
Ronald Stone, DTS/Pioneer Electronics
Skip West, MAXSA Innovations Inc.
Thank you for keeping our industry strong in Washington, D.C.!
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