Robert Adler

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Robert Adler
BornDecember 4, 1913
DiedFebruary 15, 2007(2007-02-15) (aged 93)
NationalityAmerican -Austrian
Alma materUniversity of Vienna
Known forwireless remote control for televisions
AwardsEdison Medal (1980)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsZenith Electronics
Doctoral studentsNone

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.

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