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\u201cTelevision is in its infancy. I don\u2019t mean technologically, I mean socially. Television could be a terrific value for human purposes. But it is not used that way. There is too much violence, too much crime. People are hypnotized by it. It\u2019s contaminating our society.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

~Vladimir K. Zworykin<\/strong>, Russian engineer & inventor<\/p>\n

\u201cFather of TV Turned Off\u201d (February 1975) Associated Press (AP) interview, Miami, Florida; syndicated article in San Antonio Express<\/em>, San Antonio, TX, 24 Feb. 1975, No. 104, p. 1-C, column 1 [p. 26 of full edition]; online via Newspapers.com, www.newspapers.com<\/a><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-plus-circle” add_icon=”true” title=”Context” tab_id=”1449531588755-96303790-852e094f-cf635381-89e5486b-50b8″][vc_column_text css_animation=”none”]\n

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\u201cTelevision is in its infancy,<\/span>\u201d he said in a weekend interview. \u201cI don\u2019t mean technologically, I mean socially.<\/span><\/p>\n

Television could be a terrific value for human purposes. It could help bring world peace. But it is not used that way. There is too much violence, too much crime.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 People are hypnotized by it. They look at it all the time. It\u2019s contaminating our society.<\/span>\u201d (p. 1-C)<\/p>\n

Additional context note<\/em><\/strong>: Zworykin voiced his concerns about the use of his television technology for several decades. In a 1954 interview with the New York Times, he stated flatly: \u201cTelevision as entertainment I don\u2019t like. I looked upon it as an extension of human sight and still think this is its most important function.\u201d<\/p>\n

[Additional context source<\/em>: Zworykin interview with unnamed author (18 Sept. 1954) \u201cTelevision Trends Displease Inventor,\u201d The New York Times, 19 Sept. 1954, p. L-30; online via New York Times, ‘TimesMachine’ archive [subscription service]\u00a0timesmachine.nytimes.com<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n

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