The initial time period where a TV remote control was developed was pretty short. And it shows how two different people perceive their work, and how that work is perceived differently over time by their employer.

Research:
Adler, R. “Control System.” Dec. 17, 1957. U.S. Patent Office. https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/9a/fb/1a/619d2580b08526/US2817025.pdf
AFX News. “COMPANY NEWS; MOTOROLA TO BUY ZENITH ELECTRONICS NETWORK SYSTEMS.” New York Times. July 20, 2000. https://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/20/business/company-news-motorola-to-buy-zenith-electronics-network-systems.html
Benson-Allott, Caetlin. “Remote Control.” Bloomsbury Academic. 2015.
Dowling, Stephen. “The Surprising Origins of the TV Remote.” BBC. Aug. 31, 2018. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20180830-the-history-of-the-television-remote-contro
Fox, Margalit. “Eugene Polley, Conjuror of a Device That Changed TV Habits, Dies at 96.” New York Times. May 22, 2012. https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/23/business/eugene-t-polley-inventor-of-the-wireless-tv-remote-dies-at-96.html
Gertner, Jon. “A Clicker Is Born.” New York Times Magazine. Dec. 30, 2007. https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/30/magazine/30Adler-t.html
Gregory, Ted. “Remote’s Inventor Hopes to Push Buttons of History.” Press of Atlantic City. Feb. 5, 2006. https://www.newspapers.com/image/926298372/?match=1&terms=eugene%20polley
“Heritage.” Zenith. https://zenith.com/heritage/
“Man who glued TV watchers to the couch dies.” Cnn.com (via AP). Feb 16, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070219040307/http://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/02/16/obit.remote.control.ap/index.html
“Now … a Flash of Light Without wires!” (Advertisement.) The Salt Lake Tribune. Nov. 20, 1955. https://www.newspapers.com/image/598655702/?match=1&terms=Flash-matic
Polley, Eugene J. “Control System.” U.S. Patent Office. Sept. 8, 1959. https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/f7/02/b1/5716b40ac9c0fc/US2903575.pdf
“Robert Adler.” National Inventors Hall of Fame. https://www.invent.org/inductees/robert-adler
“Robert Adler - TV Wireless Remote.” Lemelson-MIT. https://lemelson.mit.edu/resources/robert-adler
Schofield, Jack. “Eugene Polley Obituary.” The Guardian. May 23, 2012. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2012/may/23/eugene-polley
Slodysko, Brian. “Eugene Polley dies at 96; inventor of wireless TV remote control.” May 23, 2012. https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-eugene-polley-20120523-story.html
Stroh, Michael. “The Couch Potato’s Best Friend.” Baltimore Sun. Nov. 22, 2006. https://www.newspapers.com/image/173151815/?match=1&terms=eugene%20polley
“TV remote control inventor Eugene Polley dies at 96.” BBC. May 22, 2012. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-18164200
“You have to see it to believe it!” (Advertisement.) Syracuse herald-Journal. Sept. 27, 1955. https://www.newspapers.com/image/1088093208/?match=1&terms=Flash-matic
“Zenith Space Command …” Evening World Herald/ Dec. 26, 1956. https://www.newspapers.com/image/883665550/?match=1&terms=%22Space%20Command%22

The initial time period where a TV remote control was developed was pretty short. And it shows how two different people perceive their work, and how that work is perceived differently over time by their employer.
Research:
<ul>
<li>Adler, R. &ldquo;Control System.&rdquo; Dec. 17, 1957. U.S. Patent Office. https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/9a/fb/1a/619d2580b08526/US2817025.pdf</li>
<li>AFX News. &ldquo;COMPANY NEWS; MOTOROLA TO BUY ZENITH ELECTRONICS NETWORK SYSTEMS.&rdquo; New York Times. July 20, 2000. https://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/20/business/company-news-motorola-to-buy-zenith-electronics-network-systems.html</li>
<li>Benson-Allott, Caetlin. &ldquo;Remote Control.&rdquo; Bloomsbury Academic. 2015.</li>
<li>Dowling, Stephen. &ldquo;The Surprising Origins of the TV Remote.&rdquo; BBC. Aug. 31, 2018. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20180830-the-history-of-the-television-remote-contro</li>
<li>Fox, Margalit. &ldquo;Eugene Polley, Conjuror of a Device That Changed TV Habits, Dies at 96.&rdquo; New York Times. May 22, 2012. https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/23/business/eugene-t-polley-inventor-of-the-wireless-tv-remote-dies-at-96.html</li>
<li>Gertner, Jon. &ldquo;A Clicker Is Born.&rdquo; New York Times Magazine. Dec. 30, 2007. https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/30/magazine/30Adler-t.html</li>
<li>Gregory, Ted. &ldquo;Remote&rsquo;s Inventor Hopes to Push Buttons of History.&rdquo; Press of Atlantic City. Feb. 5, 2006. https://www.newspapers.com/image/926298372/?match=1&amp;terms=eugene%20polley</li>
<li>&ldquo;Heritage.&rdquo; Zenith. https://zenith.com/heritage/</li>
<li>&ldquo;Man who glued TV watchers to the couch dies.&rdquo; Cnn.com (via AP). Feb 16, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070219040307/http://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/02/16/obit.remote.control.ap/index.html</li>
<li>&ldquo;Now &hellip; a Flash of Light Without wires!&rdquo; (Advertisement.) The Salt Lake Tribune. Nov. 20, 1955. https://www.newspapers.com/image/598655702/?match=1&amp;terms=Flash-matic</li>
<li>Polley, Eugene J. &ldquo;Control System.&rdquo; U.S. Patent Office. Sept. 8, 1959. https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/f7/02/b1/5716b40ac9c0fc/US2903575.pdf</li>
<li>&ldquo;Robert Adler.&rdquo; National Inventors Hall of Fame. https://www.invent.org/inductees/robert-adler</li>
<li>&ldquo;Robert Adler - TV Wireless Remote.&rdquo; Lemelson-MIT. https://lemelson.mit.edu/resources/robert-adler</li>
<li>Schofield, Jack. &ldquo;Eugene Polley Obituary.&rdquo; The Guardian. May 23, 2012. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2012/may/23/eugene-polley</li>
<li>Slodysko, Brian. &ldquo;Eugene Polley dies at 96; inventor of wireless TV remote control.&rdquo; May 23, 2012. https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-eugene-polley-20120523-story.html</li>
<li>Stroh, Michael. &ldquo;The Couch Potato&rsquo;s Best Friend.&rdquo; Baltimore Sun. Nov. 22, 2006. https://www.newspapers.com/image/173151815/?match=1&amp;terms=eugene%20polley</li>
<li>&ldquo;TV remote control inventor Eugene Polley dies at 96.&rdquo; BBC. May 22, 2012. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-18164200</li>
<li>&ldquo;You have to see it to believe it!&rdquo; (Advertisement.) Syracuse herald-Journal. Sept. 27, 1955. https://www.newspapers.com/image/1088093208/?match=1&amp;terms=Flash-matic</li>
<li>&ldquo;Zenith Space Command &hellip;&rdquo; Evening World Herald/ Dec. 26, 1956. https://www.newspapers.com/image/883665550/?match=1&amp;terms=%22Space%20Command%22</li>
</ul>

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