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Eugene Polley, inventor of TV remote, dies at 96

By CARLA K. JOHNSON - Associated Press

This undated photo provided by LG Electronics shows engineer Eugene Polley. A spokesman for Zenith Electronics says Polley, the inventor of the "Flash-Matic," the first wireless TV remote control, died May 20, 2012, of natural causes in Downers Grove, Ill. He was 96. (Associated Press/LG Electronics)

Eugene Polley, inventor of TV remote, dies at 96

By Carla K. Johnson - Associated Press

LG ELECTRONICS VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Zenith Electronics "Flash-Matic," introduced in 1955, was the first wireless TV remote control. Zenith engineer Eugene Polley, inventor of the device, died Sunday at age 96.

Big kahuna of channel surfing dies

By Carla K. Johnson ASSOCIATED PRESS - The Washington Times