The RCA Orthicon Tube
On February 4, 2013
- TV History
The RCA Orthicon Tube
Harley Ambrose Iams and Albert Rose of RCA developed the tube in 1938. Although it was a simpler design than the Iconoscope, building this tube was much more difficult. This 4 Inch RCA Orthicon tube was 18 inches long.
The image orthicon tube was the basis for NATAS naming it’s performance award the Emmy. (Say “image orthicon” fast.)