Saying so long to a true innovator

Last week, a true pioneer passed away recently, and I wanted to at least acknowledge his passing. Robert Adler, co-inventor of the TV remote and the man responsible for millions and millions of petty fights among spouses and partners, has passed away at the age of 93. Adler, who won an Emmy along with fellow engineer Eugene Polley for the device that made couch potatoes out of many of us, died of heart failure at a Boise, Idaho nursing home.

Rest in peace, Robert, and thanks for a great invention.

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