MISSOULA – Elaine Vladimirovna Zworykin Knudsen, 84, died peacefully at home in Missoula, on Tuesday, Feb, 8, 2011. She was born Dec. 1,1926, in Pittsburgh to Tatiana V. and Vladimir K. Zworykin.

This year marks the 130th anniversary of the birth of Vladimir Zworykin, a famous Russian inventor and the pioneer of television technology. His name was unknown for a long time in Russia. Meanwhile, ...

Another monument was dedicated to him in his hometown. Vladimir K. Zworykin in photographic calling card âcarte de visite" as a student at the Imperial Institute of Technology in St. Petersburg.

Vladimir Zworykin was born on July 29, 1889 in the city of Muroma. Located 185 miles east of Moscow, Muroma is the home of Ilya Miromets, epic hero of Russian folklore.