David Sarnoff

David Sarnoff 1891 Born in Russia 1900 Moved to the United States 1906 Introduced to Marconi 1930 Became 3rd president of RCA 1939 Introduced TV at Worlds Fair 1965 Becomes Chairman of RCA 1971 Dies of Shingles David Sarnoff was born on February 27, 1891. In 1900, his father had made enough money to bring the rest of his family over to the United States. They finally arrived in Manhattan on July 2,1900. It was during this time at the Commercial Cable Company that he first …

…the third president of RCA, He was 39. Sarnoff's next idea in where to go with radio was supplying sight with sound. He wanted to get into the field of television. At the 1939 World's Fair Sarnoff introduced television. On January 1, 1965, Sarnoff became the chairman of the board. In 1968, he came down with shingles. It eventually spread to his nervous system. It slowly ate away his ability to see, speak, or hear. He eventually died on December 12,1971.