CEA Honors New Consumer Electronics Hall Of Fame Inductees At 2001 International CES

CEA Inducts Seven New Members

8-Jan-01

To honor the contributions of those leaders who have made a significant contribution to the consumer electronics industry and to build on the inaugural class of 2000, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) announced seven new inductees into its Consumer Electronics Hall Of Fame. CEA President and CEO Gary Shapiro recognized each inductee during the opening keynote session and then presented the CE Hall of Fame plaques to the family or company representative of each inductee during the CES Awards Reception on January 7. ""I am pleased to have the opportunity to honor these individuals who, through their vision and persistence have made substantial advancements that paved the way for today's ëworkstyleí and lifestyle products,"" said Gary Shapiro, CEA President and CEO. ""These pioneers made significant contributions to the consumer electronics industry and laid the foundation for many of the products and technologies that have followed."" To select these visionaries, CEA asked a panel of 15 media and industry professionals to perform the difficult task of judging the nominations that were submitted by manufacturers, retailers and industry journalists. The inductees for the 2001 Hall of Fame are: - Emile Berliner, patented flat phonograph disc and Gramophone Company founder- Sir John Ambrose Fleming, vacuum tube developer- Hugo Gernsback, journalist- Peter Laurits Jensen, car stereo and loudspeaker inventor- Earl Muntz, television and auto sound entrepreneur who transformed electronic product retailing- Alexander Poniatoff, magnetic tape pioneer and Ampex Electric and Manufacturing Company founder- George Westinghouse, Westinghouse Corporation founder A complete list of inductees, their profiles and CE Hall of Fame judges can be viewed online at www.CE.org.

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