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David Sarnoff (, Russian: ="ru" xml:lang="ru" >Дави́д Сарно́в, February 27, 1891 – December 12, 1971) was an American businessman and pioneer of American commercial radio and television. Throughout most of his career he led the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) in various capacities from shortly after its founding in 1919 until his retirement in 1970. Sarnoff is credited with Sarnoff's law, which states that the value of a broadcast network is proportional to the number of viewers.

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  • David Sarnoff
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  • David Sarnoff (, Russian: ="ru" xml:lang="ru" >Дави́д Сарно́в, February 27, 1891 – December 12, 1971) was an American businessman and pioneer of American commercial radio and television. Throughout most of his career he led the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) in various capacities from shortly after its founding in 1919 until his retirement in 1970. Sarnoff is credited with Sarnoff's law, which states that the value of a broadcast network is proportional to the number of viewers.
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  • 1891-02-27(xsd:date)
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  • Lizette Hermant
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  • David Sarnoff
  • Sarnoff, David
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  • 1950.0
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  • 1919(xsd:integer)
Date of Death
  • 1971-12-12(xsd:date)
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  • "The General"
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  • Uzlyany near Minsk, Russian Empire
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  • 1971-12-12(xsd:date)
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  • Uzlyany near Minsk, Russian Empire
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  • Robert W., Edward, and Thomas W.
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  • Longtime executive of RCA, Founder of NBC
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  • 1891-02-27(xsd:date)
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  • David Sarnoff (, Russian: ="ru" xml:lang="ru" >Дави́д Сарно́в, February 27, 1891 – December 12, 1971) was an American businessman and pioneer of American commercial radio and television. Throughout most of his career he led the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) in various capacities from shortly after its founding in 1919 until his retirement in 1970. He ruled over an ever-growing telecommunications and consumer electronics empire that included both RCA and NBC, and became one of the largest companies in the world. Named a Reserve Brigadier General of the Signal Corps in 1945, Sarnoff thereafter was widely known as "The General." Sarnoff is credited with Sarnoff's law, which states that the value of a broadcast network is proportional to the number of viewers.
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