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John Francis Rider (1900–1985) was an American radio engineer best known as publisher and author of over 125 books for radio and television servicing. He founded John F. Rider Publisher Inc. and was responsible for annual volumes of the Perpetual Troubleshooter's Manual from 1931 to 1954.
Philips-Radio is a 1931 Dutch documentary short film directed by Joris Ivens. Commissioned by Philips , the film served as a promotional tool to showcase the latest production processes of Philips radios in the company's facilities in Eindhoven . [ 2 ]
A modern LF radio-controlled clock. A radio clock or radio-controlled clock (RCC), and often colloquially (and incorrectly [1]) referred to as an "atomic clock", is a type of quartz clock or watch that is automatically synchronized to a time code transmitted by a radio transmitter connected to a time standard such as an atomic clock.
Use of the Philips circle pattern was in its test card broadcasts until 17 February 2001 between 12:00 AM and 06:00 AM (the next day, bTV started 24-hour transmissions), and 2 times a year during transmitter maintenance until 2013. The Philips circle pattern was also used in Hungary, [161] Belgium, [162] [163] Norway, [164] [165] and Sweden. [166]
Gerard Philips (1858–1942), founder. The Philips Company was founded in 1891, by Dutch entrepreneur Gerard Philips and his father Frederik Philips. Frederik, a banker based in Zaltbommel, financed the purchase and setup of an empty factory building in Eindhoven, where the company started the production of carbon-filament lamps and other electro-technical products in 1892.
Zamboni's clock had a vertical needle supported by a pivot and was so energy efficient that it could operate on one battery for over 50 years. In 1840, Alexander Bain, a Scottish clock and instrument maker was the first to invent and patent a clock powered by electric current. His original electric clock patent is dated October 10, 1840.
Phillips, along with Bride, had also spent most of the night before repairing the wireless machine, which had broken down the day before, against Marconi Company guidelines which stated that operators should not repair the machine lest they get further damaged. Phillips' repairs made it possible to coordinate a rescue effort for survivors after ...
Phillips was born in Portsmouth, Ohio.Six years later, after his father's death from tuberculosis, his family (including three siblings) moved to Cincinnati. [5] Phillips later dropped out of high school to join the United States Army Air Forces during World War II, but he ended up in Georgia in a tow target squadron assigned to fly practice targets for fighter pilots and anti-aircraft artillery.