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Nova University 1991 Entrepreneur Hall of Fame Honoree – Dr. Louis W. Parker

Nova University 1991 Entrepreneur Hall of Fame Honoree – Dr. Louis W. Parker

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I wanted to do something that, so far, hasn't been done by anybody else.     – Louis W. Parker

Louis Parker (January 1, 1906 – June 21, 1993) invented the intercarrier sound system used inside television receivers to synchronize sound and pictures—patent number 2,448,908.

Among Parker's other inventions was the first color television system using vertical color lines. This made it possible to change from the original three-color dot system to the simpler vertical color-line system. Most of the color television receivers in the world now use this system.

Born in Budapest, Hungary, Parker immigrated to the United States, becoming a naturalized citizen in 1932. After learning English, he studied at the City College of New York.

Parker first gained publicity in 1929 with a hotel radio system that used low-frequency signals to broadcast over the electric wires within the building. This made it possible to achieve noiseless reception with one-tube receivers. Later he worked on radio direction finders for airplanes and cathode ray oscilloscopes, which led to work on television and closed-circuit television systems.

During World War II, Parker designed and manufactured portable radio transmitters for military use. Later he invented electrical instruments operating on somewhat different principles which were greatly superior in performance, and which served as the basis for the Parker Instrument Corporation. The company was chosen by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to furnish select instruments for use in the manned Apollo flights to the moon.

Parker received more than 200 United States and foreign patents.

Original Date

1991

Date Digitized

7-26-2024

Keywords

1991, business innovation, business leaders, business schools, Budapest (Hungary), cathode ray oscilloscopes, City College of New York, closed-circuit television, color television, community leader, community representatives, electrical instruments, Entrepreneur Hall of Fame, entrepreneurship, extraordinary individuals, honoree, hotel radio system, induction ceremony, industrial development, intercarrier sound system, life achievement, Louis W. Parker (1906–1993), low-frequency signals, military radio, NASA Apollo flights, naturalized citizen, Nova University, Nova University School of Business and Entrepreneurship, Parker Instrument Corporation, patents, portable radio transmitters, radio direction finders, South Florida, television, television receivers, vertical color lines, World War II

Disciplines

Business | Higher Education

Run Time

00:07:02

Repository

NSU Archives, Nova Southeastern University

Nova University 1991 Entrepreneur Hall of Fame Honoree – Dr. Louis W. Parker

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