Iconoscope
part · 1931 · Electric age
A television camera tube (Zworykin).
Inventor: Vladimir K. Zworykin.
Principles and materials it uses
- Photovoltaic effect — uses. The photoelectric effect of the mosaic.
- Glass — is made of. The bulb is glass.
- Silver — is made of. The target is a mosaic of silver grains with caesium.
Where it is used
- Television — is used in. The camera tube.
What it is a kind of
- Vacuum tube — is a kind of. An electron tube.