I just heard that Robert Adler, the man who invented the television remote control, has died. He was 93.
Adler was a prolific inventor, holding more than 180 patents. But his greatest achievment, one that has changed our lives, is the TV remote control.
The days where you had to get up out of your chair to change channels -- like an animal -- are long gone. Today, you can annoy the bejesus out of your wife by watching three different programs at the same time.
The man was a genius, and had he not died, I'm sure my wife would have killed him.
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