# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/robert-adler
# Generated: 2026-08-13T07:09:40.288Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/robert-adler"
name: "Robert Adler"
slug: "robert-adler"
description: "Robert Adler was an Austrian-American inventor who held numerous patents.\nHe worked for Zenith Electronics, retiring as the company's Vice President and Director of Research. His work included developing early sound-based remote controls for televisions, which were the standard for 25 years until replaced by infrared (IR) remotes that could transmit more complex commands."
tagline: "American physicist and inventor (1913–2007)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2c/Robert_adler.jpg"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "scientists"
profileType:
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birthDate: "1913-12-04"
deathDate: "2007-02-15"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump