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Revision as of 19:43, 15 November 2011
1895-1960. Research engineer at a telephone factory, dealt with theoretical problems.
He experimented with television as early as 1930; in 1938 he applied for his first patent for a color television system. He participated in creating the first Hungarian picture and sound-making TV set.
In 1935 he invented a machine that was able to read and write letters. In connection with it he studied the speaking machine of Kempelen. This work contains some interesting approaches of him. He is considered as the forerunner of recognising and recording sounds. He observed the human body and with the help of this knowledge he created a machine that was able to record a speech. He also constructed a moving robot.
In 1949 he dealt with the 2-step-chess problem in one of his study. He drew a sketch of this machine. Unfortunately, it was impossible to build it.
His name is known for almost all students in Hungary who learn Information Technology at school because one of the most important national school contest in IT was named after Nemes Tihamér.
- Articles
- Tihamér Nemes, "Cybernetic Machines. Independent Automata - Animal Models", in: Peter Weibel (ed.): Beyond Art. A Third Culture.
