Augusto Bissiri

Augusto Bissiri (10 September 1879 – 25 February 1968) was an Italian inventor born in Seui, Sardinia in 1879 to a poor family. Augusto Bissiri is credited as one of the first developers of television and the cathode ray tube.In 1900 he developed an anti-collision device applied on railways, used for the first time by Luigi Merello for the Tranvie del Campidano (Tramways of Campidano) on a steam train which linked Cagliari to Quartu Sant'Elena, in Sardinia. His patent was later acquired by the Westinghouse Electric Company. In 1913 moved to Los Angeles. He also patented other inventions:

Augusto Bissiri

Augusto Bissiri (10 September 1879 – 25 February 1968) was an Italian inventor born in Seui, Sardinia in 1879 to a poor family. Augusto Bissiri is credited as one of the first developers of television and the cathode ray tube.In 1900 he developed an anti-collision device applied on railways, used for the first time by Luigi Merello for the Tranvie del Campidano (Tramways of Campidano) on a steam train which linked Cagliari to Quartu Sant'Elena, in Sardinia. His patent was later acquired by the Westinghouse Electric Company. In 1913 moved to Los Angeles. He also patented other inventions: