RCA Corporation
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RCA Corporation, founded as the Radio Corporation of America, was a major American electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1987. Initially, RCA was a patent trust owned by a partnership of Gener
RCA's former headquarters at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, 1933–1987
Alexanderson 200-kW motor alternator transmitter installed at the U.S. Navy's New Brunswick, New Jersey station
Illustration of how a fully built RCA Radio Central facility at Rocky Point, Long Island, New York would have appeared. Only two of the twelve "antenna spokes" were actually built.
RCA Satcom K1 geostationary communications satellite deployed from Space Shuttle Columbia in 1986
David Sarnoff
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David Sarnoff was an American businessman who played an important role in the American history of radio broadcasting and television. He led the Radio Corporation of America for most of his career in v
RCA Corporation
…television—both black and white and especially color television. Throughout most of its existence, RCA was closely identified with the leadership of David Sarnoff. He became general manager at the company's founding, served as president from 1930 to 1965, and remained active as chairman of the board until the end…
Sarnoff in 1922
Sarnoff (front row; second from left) with Albert Einstein and other noted scientists and engineers on a tour of the RCA wireless station in New Brunswick, New Jersey in 1921. Charles Proteus Steinmetz is next to Einstein.
Sarnoff with the first RCA videotape recorder in 1954
Sarnoff receiving his brigadier general's star from Major General Harry C. Ingles, chief signal officer of the US Army.