The Real Story Behind the Remote Control
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The Real Story Behind the Remote Control
Eugene J. Polley lived his entire life in the Chicago area, where he worked for Zenith Electronics for 47 years. Hired as a stock boy during the Depression, he eventually became an engineer with 18 patents to his credit. But his most famous invention would become known as the TV remote control.
In 1950, Zenith released a product called ...
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- Proverbs 6:6
; - Proverbs 10:4-5;
- Proverbs 10:26;
- Proverbs 12:24;
- Proverbs 12:27;
- Proverbs 13:4;
- Proverbs 14:23;
- Proverbs 18:9;
- Proverbs 19:15;
- Proverbs 20:4;
- Proverbs 21:25;
- Proverbs 24:30-34;
- Proverbs 26:13-16;
- Ecclesiastes 9:10;
- Romans 12:11;
- Ephesians 4:28;
- Colossians 3:23;
- 2 Thessalonians 3:10;
- 2 Thessalonians 3:12-13;
- 1 Timothy 5:8;
- 2 Timothy 2:15
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Luke Arrington
It sounds much like the warning God gave Israel as they were poised to possess their Promised Land- this would be fantastic to use along with that narrative. It isn't trite and it expresses regret, absurdity, and something we can all related to- mindlessly watching TV.