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- ↑ Miller, Stephen, "Engineer's Device Eased Speechmakers' Minds", The Wall Street Journal , April 26, 2011, p.A6
- 1 2 "Teleprompter inventor Schlafly dies in Conn. at 91". CNBC . Associated Press. 26 April 2011. Archived from the original on 10 May 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ↑ "1940s-1960s: Birth of an Industry: Monroe 'Monty' Rifkin" Archived 2012-07-15 at archive.today , "The Time Warner Story" Archived 2012-07-11 at archive.today , Time Warner Cable website
- ↑ "472 F.2d 272: United States of America, Appellee, v. Irving B. Kahn and Teleprompter Corporation, Appellants : United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. - 472 F.2d 272; Argued Oct. 18, 1972.Decided Jan. 9, 1973"
- ↑ 415 U.S. 143 United States v. Kahn : CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT No. 72-1328 Argued: December 11-12, 1973 --- Decided: February 20, 1974
- 1 2 3 Barron, James, "Irving B. Kahn, 76, a Founder Of Teleprompter and Cable TV", The New York Times, January 25, 1994
- ↑ "Filmation purchased by Teleprompter." Broadcasting , June 30, 1969, pg. 38.
- ↑ "Group W sells Filmation." Broadcasting, February 13, 1989, pg. 94
Further reading
- "Oral History of Monroe Rifkin", The Hauser Oral and Video History Collection, The Barco Library, The Cable Center, Denver, Colorado.
