Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr.
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Thomas Toliver Goldsmith Jr. was an American television pioneer, the co-inventor of the cathode-ray tube amusement device, and a professor of physics at Furman University.
University yearbook portrait, 1931
Goldsmith in 1984
The cathode-ray tube amusement device is the earliest-known concept for an interactive electronic game, as well as the first game concept to incorporate an electronic display. As described, the device
Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr.
…Thomas Toliver Goldsmith Jr. (January 9, 1910 – March 5, 2009) was an American television pioneer, the co-inventor of the cathode-ray tube amusement device, and a professor of physics at Furman University. Goldsmith was born in Greenville, South Carolina, on January 9, 1910. His parents were Thomas and…
Circuitry schematic from the patent