Keneth Alden Simons
American television pioneer
Died when: 91 years 93 days (1095 months)Star Sign: Pisces
Keneth Alden Simons (March 10, 1913 – June 11, 2004) was an American electrical engineer best known for his pioneering contributions to the technical development of cable television in the United States, for the most part as chief engineer for the Jerrold Electronics Corporation.
Jerrold was one of the first manufacturers of cable television equipment and also constructed entire cable systems.Simons designed one of the first converters and the two most important pieces of the early test equipment, the Model 704 Field Strength Meter and Model 900 Sweep Frequency Generator.
He also authored a seminal technical handbook on cable television systems, and served on national and international engineering standards committees.
Fellow cable engineer Archer Taylor stated that Simons was seen as the leading technical expert at Jerrold for over two decades.
