Skip to content
227,683 profiles ranked

No free photograph

Boris Grabovsky

Soviet engineer (1901-1966) · Russia · On the map · Scientists · Died at 64

Boris Pavlovich Grabovsky was a Soviet engineer of Ukrainian descent who invented a first fully electronic TV set that was demonstrated in 1928. In 1925, one of the pioneers of television Boris Rosing advised and helped him apply for a patent of a fully electronic TV set called Telefot.

Boris Grabovsky is read about 9.5 times a day, in 6 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 18 August 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

Something wrong?
Compare

About this person

Boris is the son of the Ukrainian poet Pavlo Hrabovsky.

Country
Russia
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1901 to 1966 · aged 64