Tobias Nipkow
= Tobias Nipkow
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Tobias Nipkow was a German engineer and inventor, best known for his pioneering work in the development of early television technology. Born on August 12, 1884, he created the "Nipkow disk," a mechanical device used in the first experimental television systems. The Nipkow disk was a rotating disk with a series of holes arranged in a spiral pattern, allowing for the scanning of images.