Nipkow disk

Summary

Nipkow disk is an appliance^[1]. It draws 126 Wikipedia views per month (appliance category, ranking #15 of 73).^[2]

Key Facts

• Nipkow disk's image is recorded as Nipkow disk.svg^[3].
• Nipkow disk's instance of is recorded as appliance^[4].
• Paul Gottlieb Nipkow is named after Nipkow disk^[5].
• Nipkow disk's Commons category is recorded as Nipkow disks^[6].
• Nipkow disk's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/020w77^[7].
• Nipkow disk's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as technology/Nipkow-disk^[8].
• Nipkow disk's used by is recorded as mechanical television^[9].
• Nipkow disk's NE.se ID is recorded as nipkows-skiva^[10].
• Nipkow disk's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 38656255^[11].

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Designation and Status

Nipkow disk's instance of is recorded as appliance^[4].

History and Context

Paul Gottlieb Nipkow is named after Nipkow disk^[5].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Nipkow disk include Zilveren Nipkowschijf^[12], an award^[13], in Netherlands^[14], founded in 1961^[15].

Why It Matters

Nipkow disk draws 126 Wikipedia views per month (appliance category, ranking #15 of 73).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]

Entities named for it include Zilveren Nipkowschijf^[12], an award^[13], in Netherlands^[14], founded in 1961^[15].