cathode-ray tube: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As	Braun tube • CRT

Photos

Diagram of a color television picture tube using the shadow-mask technique, showing red, green, and blue electron beams from electron guns passing through an aperture grille to strike phosphor-coated glass, with labeled parts and a close-up of the grille structure.

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Topics

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Key People

Allen B. DuMont, 1953.

Allen B. DuMont

American engineer and inventor