Do you love to lie on your sofa channel surfing? Well if you are are you need to tip your hat today to Eugene Polley the inventor of the remote control. Mr Polley an engineer for Zenith died today at the age 96. It was his invention that made channel surfing and couch potato phrases that have meaning to our 21st century world. His big clunky device changed the world. Humans being basically lazy have always yearned to have tasks done for them and Mr Polley's invention eliminated one of these tasks; getting up to change the channel of the TV. When it was first released as the "flash tuner" by Zenith in the 1950's the device was a hit with the naturally lazy. The flash tuner turned the TV on and off, changed channels and lowered the volume so you didn't have to listen to commercials. What would life be like today if it weren't for Mr Polley. Imagine have to use a dial to go through the 100 channels we have today! When you turn your TV on today thank Eugene Polley!
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