- Sarkes Tarzian
Sarkes Tarzian (1900-October 1987) was an
Armenia n-born US engineer, inventor, and broadcaster. In 1907, he and his family emigrated toPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States. He attended theUniversity of Pennsylvania and received an undergrauate degree in 1924 and a graduate degree in 1927. Tarzian worked for theAtwater Kent company and then forRCA inBloomington, Indiana .He founded the manufacturing company "Sarkes Tarzian Enterprises" in 1944, and was involved in early experiments in VHF audio broadcasting in 1946.
The Sarkes Tarzian company was an important manufacturer of radio and television equipment, television tuners, and components. Its
FM radio receivers helped to popularize the broadcast medium. The manufacturing operations were spun off in the 1970s and today the company still exists as a broadcaster, owning several television and radio stations.He was survived by his wife Doctor Mary Mangigian Tarzian (1905-June 1998). They had two children.
The Sarkes and Mary Tarzian Nature Preserve in Bloomington, Indiana commemorates their names.
Further reading
Delbert Charles Miller, "The history of Sarkes Tarzian, Inc: The story of Sarkes Tarzian and Mary Tarzian and the industrial company they built", 1993
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