(1897 – 1947)

Physicist.

His most important inventions concerned the design of the cathode ray tube for television. Tihanyi patented his fully electronic television system in 1926 (the final iteration in 1928). In 1934, RCA purchased his patents.

He also dealt with ultrasound technology during and after WW II. Between 1940 and 1944, he worked on a high-pressure sonic device, effective at a range of 5-8 kilometers against agricultural pests.

Invented: The picture tube (Iconoscope), infrared-sensitive (night vision) television, the flat TV tube (1939).