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Walter Bruch

German electrical engineer (1908-1990) · Germany · On the map · Scientists · Died at 82

Walter Bruch was a German electrical engineer and pioneer of German television. He was the inventor of closed-circuit television. He invented the PAL colour television system at Telefunken in the early 1960s. In addition to his research activities, Bruch was an honorary lecturer at Technische Hochschule Hannover.

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1990Died5 May 19901986Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and ArtAward1982Lower Saxony State PrizeAward1979Karmarsch MedalAward1975Werner von Siemens RingAward1968Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAward1908Born2 March 1908

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Awards

Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art1986
Lower Saxony State Prize1982
Karmarsch Medal1979
Werner von Siemens Ring1975
Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany1968
Great Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria

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He was awarded the Werner von Siemens Ring in 1975.

Country
Germany
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1908 to 1990 · aged 82