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UBill Hemmer, umsakazi ohlanganyelayo we-“America's Newsroom”, uphatha iziqephu eziningana ze-“Meet the Americans…” ku-Fox Nation, okuwuhlobo lochungechunge lwedijithali lwe-Fox News oluphumelele.
Washiya ifa lemisebenzi yokuzilibazisa ejatshulelwa yizigidigidi zabantu nsuku zonke, ngokuvamile amahora amaningi.
UPauley wayengunjiniyela ozifundise yena waseChicago owasungula isilawuli kude sethelevishini ngo-1955.
Uphupha ngekusasa lapho singeke siphume kusofa noma sinyakaze umsipha (ngaphandle kweminwe yethu).
Uchungechunge olusha lwe-Fox Nation oluthi “Meet the Americans” lulandisa izindaba zabantu baseMelika abavamile abasinike izinto ezintsha ezingavamile.
UPolley wasebenza kwaZenith Electronics iminyaka engu-47, ekhula esuka ekubeni ngumthengisi waba ngumsunguli osungula izinto ezintsha. Wakha amalungelo obunikazi ahlukene ayi-18.
U-Eugene Polley wasungula i-Zenith Flash-Matic, isilawuli kude sokuqala se-TV esingenantambo, ngo-1955. Sisebenzisa umsebe ukulawula ithubhu. (Zhenit Electronics)
Ukuqamba kwakhe okubaluleke kakhulu kwaba ukulawula okukude kwe-TV okungenantambo, okwaziwa ngokuthi i-Flash-Matic. Amanye amadivayisi okulawula angaphambilini ayexhunywe ku-TV.
I-Flash-Matic kaPolly yathatha indawo yobuchwepheshe bethelevishini obulawulwa kude obabukhona ngaleso sikhathi—kwabantwana abaneminyaka engu-8 ubudala.
I-Flash-Matic ibukeka njengesibhamu esikhipha imisebe esivela encwadini yesayensi. Ilawula ipayipi isebenzisa ukukhanya.
Lolu hlobo lomsebenzi wabantu olukhuphukile, oluvame ukuba yingozi, belulokhu lukhona kusukela ekuqaleni kwethelevishini, luhambahamba ngokungathandi, lushintsha iziteshi ngokwezidingo zabantu abadala kanye nabafowabo nodadewabo abadala.
“Lapho izingane zishintsha iziteshi, ngokuvamile kufanele zilungise nezindlebe zazo zonogwaja,” kuhlekisa uJohn Taylor, iphini likamongameli omkhulu kanye nesazi-mlando eZenith.
Njengezigidi zabantu baseMelika abangaphezu kweminyaka engama-50, uTaylor wachitha ubusha bakhe ecindezela izinkinobho mahhala ku-TV yomndeni.
I-Zenith Flash-Matic yayiyisilawuli kude sokuqala se-TV esingenantambo, esakhishwa ngo-1955 futhi saklanywa ukuze sifane nesibhamu se-ray esineminyaka yonke. (Gene Pauley Jr.)
UZenith wamemezela esitatimendeni sabezindaba ngomhlaka-13 Juni 1955 ukuthi i-Flash-Matic inikeza “uhlobo olusha oluhle kakhulu lwethelevishini.”
UZenith uthi umkhiqizo omusha “usebenzisa ukukhanya okuvela kudivayisi encane efana nesibhamu ukuvula noma ukuvala amadivayisi, ukushintsha iziteshi, noma ukuthulisa imisindo emide yezentengiselwano.”
Isitatimende seZenith siyaqhubeka: “Umsebe womlingo (ongenangozi kubantu) wenza wonke umsebenzi. Akukho zintambo ezilengayo noma izintambo ze-jumper ezidingekayo.”
“Kwabaningi, kuyinto esetshenziswa kakhulu ekuphileni kwansuku zonke,” kusho umsunguli osethathe umhlalaphansi isikhathi eside etshela iSports Illustrated ngo-1999.
Namuhla izinto ezintsha azenzayo zingabonakala yonke indawo. Iningi labantu linezikude ze-TV eziningana ekhaya, eziningi kakhulu ehhovisi noma emsebenzini, futhi mhlawumbe eyodwa kwi-SUV yabo.
Kodwa ubani onethonya elikhulu ekuphileni kwethu nsuku zonke? U-Eugene Polley kwadingeka alwele ifa lakhe lapho udumo aluthola ngokusungula i-remote ye-TV luqala ukuya kunjiniyela ophikisana naye.
Bobabili bavela ePoland. UGene Polley Jr., indodana yomsunguli, utshele iFox Digital News ukuthi uVeronica uvela emndenini ocebile kodwa washada “nemvu emnyama.”
Umsunguli we-TV remote control u-Eugene Polley nomkakhe uBlanche (uWillie) (kwesobunxele) kanye nonina uVeronica. (Ngenxa kaGene Pauley Jr.)
“Wagcina esegijimela isikhundla sokuba ngumbusi wase-Illinois.” Waze waqhosha nangokuxhumana kwakhe ne-White House. “Ubaba wahlangana nomongameli eseyingane,” kwengeza uJin Jr.
"Ubaba wayegqoka izingubo ezisetshenzisiwe. Akekho owayefuna ukumsiza ukuthi athole imfundo." - UGene Pauley Jr.
Naphezu kwezifiso zikayise kanye nokuxhumana kwakhe, izinsiza zezimali zomndeni wakwaPaulie zazilinganiselwe.
“Ubaba wayegqoka izingubo ezisetshenzisiwe,” kusho uPolly omncane. “Akekho owayefuna ukumsiza athole imfundo.”
Hlangana nomMelika owasungula ibha yezemidlalo yokuqala yaseMelika eSt. Louis. Louis: Isoka leMpi Yezwe II uJimmy Palermo
I-Zenith yasungulwa eChicago ngo-1921 yithimba labalingani ababehlanganisa isosha leMpi Yezwe I lase-US Navy u-Eugene F. MacDonald, futhi manje isiyisigaba se-LG Electronics.
Umsebenzi kaPolly onzima, amakhono okuhlela, kanye nekhono lemvelo lobuchwepheshe kwadonsela ukunaka kwesikhulu sakhe esiphethe.
Lapho i-United States ingena eMpini Yezwe II ngawo-1940, uPolley wayeyingxenye yeqembu lobunjiniyela beZenit elalithuthukisa izinhlelo zezikhali zikaMalume uSam.
UPolley wasiza ekwakheni i-radar, izibuko zokubona ebusuku, kanye nama-fayibha okusondelana, asebenzisa amaza omsakazo ukudubula izinhlamvu ebangeni elinqunyiwe kusukela esihlokweni.
Ngesikhathi seMpi Yezwe II, uPolley wasiza ekwakheni i-radar, imishini yokubona ebusuku, kanye nama-fise okusondelana—amadivayisi ayesebenzisa amaza omsakazo ukutshisa izinhlamvu.
Isiko labathengi baseMelika langemva kwempi lakhula, futhi iZenith yazithola iphambili emakethe yethelevishini ekhula ngokushesha.
Nokho, uMlawuli uMcDonald ungomunye walabo abacasulwe yisiqalekiso sethelevishini yokusakaza: ikhefu lokuhweba. Wayala ukuba kwenziwe isilawuli kude ukuze umsindo uthuliswe phakathi kohlelo. Vele, uMlawuli wayibona nenzuzo engaba khona.
UPolly waklama uhlelo olune-TV equkethe ama-photocell amane, elilodwa ekhoneni ngalinye le-console. Abasebenzisi bangashintsha isithombe nomsindo ngokukhomba i-Flash-Matic kuma-photocell ahambisanayo akhelwe ku-TV.
U-Eugene Polley wasungula ithelevishini elawulwa kude ngo-1955 yeZenith. Ngawo lowo nyaka, wafaka isicelo selungelo lobunikazi egameni lenkampani futhi walinikwa ngo-1959. Lihlanganisa uhlelo lwe-photocell lokwamukela izimpawu ngaphakathi kwekhonsoli. (Ihhovisi Lelungelo Lobunikazi Lase-US kanye Nophawu Lokuhweba)
"Ngemva kwesonto, umphathi webutho wathi ufuna ukuyifaka ekukhiqizweni kwayo. Yathengiswa njengamaqebelengwane ashisayo – babengenakukwazi ukuhambisana nesidingo."
“Umphathi wenkampani uMacDonald wayithanda kakhulu indlela uPolly ayibonisa ngayo iFlash-Matic,” kusho uZenith emlandweni wenkampani. Kodwa ngokushesha “waqeqesha onjiniyela ukuthi bahlole obunye ubuchwepheshe besizukulwane esilandelayo.”
Hlangana nomMelika owasungula imidlalo yevidiyo, uRalph Bell, umJalimane owaphunyuka kumaNazi futhi wakhonza ebuthweni lezempi lase-US eMpini Yezwe II.
Isilawuli kude sikaPolly sinemikhawulo yaso. Ikakhulukazi, ukusebenzisa umsebe kusho ukuthi ukukhanya okuzungezile (njengokukhanya kwelanga okuphuma endlini) kungalimaza i-TV.
Ngemva konyaka i-Flash-Matic ifike emakethe, i-Zenith ikhiphe umkhiqizo omusha, i-Space Command, owakhiwe ngunjiniyela kanye nomsunguli odumile uDkt. Robert Adler. Lokhu kuphambene kakhulu nobuchwepheshe bokusebenzisa i-ultrasound esikhundleni sokukhanya ukulawula amashubhu.
Ngo-1956, iZenith yethula isizukulwane esilandelayo sezilawuli ezikude ze-TV ezibizwa ngokuthi i-Space Command. Yathuthukiswa nguDkt. Robert Adler. Kwakuyisilawuli esikude sokuqala "esichofozayo", esithatha indawo yobuchwepheshe bokulawula okukude obudalwe unjiniyela weZenith u-Eugene Polley. (Zhenit Electronics)
I-Space Command “yakhelwe ezindongeni ze-aluminium ezilula, lapho zishaywa kolunye uhlangothi, zikhiqiza umsindo ohlukile wemvamisa ephezulu… Zinqunywa ngokucophelela ngobude, okuholela kumaza amane ahlukene kancane.”
Kwakuyi-"clicker" yokuqala yokulawula okude - isando esincane esasenza umsindo wokuchofoza lapho sishaywa ekugcineni kwenduku ye-aluminium.
UDkt. Robert Adler washeshe wathatha indawo ka-Eugene Polley emehlweni emboni njengomsunguli wesilawuli kude sethelevishini.
I-National Inventors Hall of Fame empeleni idumisa u-Adler njengomsunguli wesilawuli kude sokuqala sethelevishini “esisebenzayo”. UPolly akayena oweqembu labasunguli.
“U-Adler wayenedumela lokuba phambili kunokubambisana nabanye onjiniyela be-Zenith,” kusho uPolley Jr., enezela: “Lokhu kwamcasula kakhulu ubaba.”
UPolly ungunjiniyela wemishini ozifundise yena ongenazo iziqu zasekolishi owasebenza kahle esuka esikhungweni sokugcina impahla.
“Angifuni ukumbiza ngokuthi ungumuntu othanda i-blue collar,” kusho isazi-mlando seZenit uTaylor. “Kodwa wayengunjiniyela wemishini omubi, umChicago omubi.”
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Septhemba-03-2024