Robert Adler

Robert Adler (December 4, 1913 – February 15, 2007) was an Austrian-born American inventor who held numerous patents. He was known for creating wireless remote control for televisions.

Adler died in a Boise, Idaho nursing home of heart failure at age 93 years old.

Other websites

 * Inventor of the Week Archive - Robert Adler
 * Robert Adler: Biography of the Inventor Who Made Life Easier for Couch Potatoes
 * Man who glued TV watchers to the couch dies
 * The Inventor Who Deserves a Sitting Ovation - The Washington Post
 * Robert Adler, 94; Engineer, Co-Inventor of TV Remote Control - The Washington Post
 * Obituary, The Independent, 22 February 2007
 * Obituary, The Daily Telegraph, 13 March 2007
 * Obituary and Archive of American Television interview description
 * Biography from IEEE