Luther George Simjian
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Luther George Simjian was an Armenian-American inventor and entrepreneur. A prolific and professional inventor, he held over 200 patents, mostly related to optics and electronics. His most significant inventions were a pioneering flight simulator, arguably the first ATM and improvement to the teleprompter.
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![Simjian's "Self-focusing camera" (1931)[8]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Simjian_Self-focusing_camera.png/500px-Simjian_Self-focusing_camera.png)
![Simjian's "Training apparatus" (1943)[19]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Simjian_Training_apparatus.png/500px-Simjian_Training_apparatus.png)
![Simjian's "Prompting device" (1955)[22]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Simjian_Prompting_device.png/500px-Simjian_Prompting_device.png)
![Simjian's "Subscriber controlled apparatus" (1959)[33]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/US3039582A_Subscriber_controlled_apparatus.png/500px-US3039582A_Subscriber_controlled_apparatus.png)
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About this person
Country
United StatesCategory
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1905 to 1997 · aged 92
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