CHICAGO — TV watchers have cause to lift their remote controls for a moment of silence. Eugene Polley, 96, inventor of the first wireless channel changer, died Sunday, according to Zenith Electronics, ...

Eugene Polley should be ther most popular man on the planet. He left a legacy of leisure that billions of people lean upon each and every day, often for hours on end. Polley, a self-taught mechanical ...

Eugene Polley, who invented the first wireless TV remote, has died. WARNING: Gizmodo link. Eugene J. Polley, a man best known for inventing the first wireless television remote control, died of ...

This 1955 photo illustration provided by LG Electronics, shows an ad for a Zenith "Flash-Matic," the first wireless TV remote control. (AP) ...

Compared to the olden days of television, where you could use just about any $5 remote control from Circuit City with your set, the remotes that come with smart devices like an Amazon Fire TV are a ...

Eugene Polley, the inventor of the first wireless TV remote control, died of natural causes Sunday at a suburban Chicago hospital. He was 96. Couch potatoes everywhere have Polley to thank for hours ...