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Bad news: Inventor of teleprompter dead at 91 « Hot Air
Telemprompter Inventor "Hub" Schlafly Dies; Device Changed Public Address in America - The Note
Bad news: Inventor of teleprompter dead at 91 « Hot Air
Imagine how different our country would be if not for his invention. Instead of reading Yes we can off a glass screen, The One would have had to read it off an index card. Or maybe even memorize it.
Tomorrow TOTUS will stand at half-staff.
Telemprompter Inventor "Hub" Schlafly Dies; Device Changed Public Address in America - The Note
Youve never heard of Hubert J. Hub Schlafly Jr., but if youve seen a major political speech in the past generation, you know his work. Schlafly invented the TelePrompTer and changed public address in America. He died April 20th in Connecticut
Schlafly, a TV engineer, developed the device in the 1950s to help soap opera actors remember their lines, according to the Washington Post. For more on Schlafly, read the Posts obituary.
But it is politicians who made the device, which has evolved with technology, most famous. A seamlessly executed teleprompter-aided speech allows the speaker to read from notes while giving the impression that the speech is given from memory.