image dissector

GPTKB entity

Statements (17)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf vacuum tube
gptkbp:category gptkb:television
medical imaging technique
gptkbp:component gptkb:television
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label image dissector
gptkbp:introducedIn 1927
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Philo_Farnsworth
gptkbp:notableFor first practical electronic camera tube
gptkbp:operates scanning an image with an electron beam
gptkbp:patent gptkb:Philo_Farnsworth
US1773980A
gptkbp:predecessor vidicon
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:image_orthicon
gptkbp:usedFor converting optical images into electrical signals
gptkbp:usedIn early television systems
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:US_Patent_2,087,683_(Image_Dissector)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6