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Kenjirō Takayanagi

Japanese pioneer in the development of television

  • Fame49.4
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia2.5K
Source-basedFalling
Lived 1899–1990, aged 91Japan
JapanJapanScientistsScientist
  • Wikipedia
    16 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1899–1990
    Aged 91
  • Awards
    3
    recognised works
Summary
Updated 2026-07-21

Kenjiro Takayanagi was a Japanese engineer and a pioneer in the development of television and video tape recorders. Although he failed to gain much recognition in the West, he built the world's first all-electronic television receiver, and is referred to as "the father of Japanese television".

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Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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