Silva, John D., 1920-2012
John D. Silva (1920-2012) was the chief engineer of KTLA-TV in Los Angeles and invented the telecopter, a helicopter outfitted with a live TV camera, in 1958. Silva won two Emmy awards including one in 1974 for his invention of the telecopter.
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| creatorOf | John D. Silva papers | University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries |
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| employeeOf | KTLA (Television station : Los Angles, Calif.) | corporateBody |
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| Los Angeles | CA | US |
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| Television |
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| Chief engineer |
| Engineer |
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Birth 1920-02-20
Death 2012-11-27
English
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