Who invented the remote control?
"Renowned Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla created one of the
world's first wireless remote controls, which he unveiled at Madison
Square Garden in New York City in 1898. He called his struggling system,
which could be used to control a range of mechanical contraptions, a
"teleautomaton." For his demonstration, Tesla employed a miniature boat
controlled by radio waves. The boat had a small metal antenna that could receive exactly one radio frequency.
Tesla
sent signals to the boat using a box equipped with a lever and a telegraph key (originally designed to
send Morse code signals). The signals generated from this box shifted
electrical contacts aboard the boat, which, in turn, adjusted settings
for the rudder and propeller, allowing the operator to control the
boat's motion.
In the 1930s and 1940s, a few consumer electronics, such as garage door
openers and model airplanes, arrived with remote controls. Other
products soon followed suit, but this was still just the beginning for
remotes, which have radically altered our technological landscape."
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