John D. Silva (1920-2012) was the chief engineer for KTLA-TV in Los Angeles, known for inventing the telecopter in 1958, which was the first helicopter equipped with a TV camera. Born in San Diego, he served as a radar operator in the Navy during WWII before joining Paramount Pictures and later KTLA, where he worked for 21 years. His innovative work earned him an Emmy and over 40 awards for live event coverage. He left KTLA in 1978 to work as an electronics design consultant and passed away in 2012.
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Meaning of the name - John
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Place of Birth: San Diego
Place of Death: Camarillo
Cause of Death: complications of pneumonia
Educated At: Stanford University
Occupation: radar operator | consultant | engineer | military personnel
Employers: KTLA
Awards Received: Emmy Award
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Ephemeris for February 20, 1920
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on February 20, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for February 20, 2025 |
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| Sun | 0 Pisces 54 | 2 Pisces 26 | 13 Gemini 51 |
| Moon | 12 Pisces 19 | 3 Sagittarius 21 | 17 Capricorn 42 |
| Mercury | 12 Pisces 57 | 11 Pisces 43 | 25 Gemini 26 |
| Venus | 27 Capricorn 9 | 9 Aries 14 | 5 Gemini 55 |
| Mars | 6 Scorpio 8 | 17 Cancer 5 | 21 Libra 21 |
| Jupiter | 10 Leo 37 | 11 Gemini 43 | 13 Leo 12 |
| Saturn | 9 Virgo 39 | 19 Pisces 38 | 6 Virgo 13 |
| Uranus | 1 Pisces 35 | 23 Taurus 28 | 5 Pisces 38 |
| Neptune | 9 Leo 35 | 28 Pisces 36 | 9 Leo 19 |
| Pluto | 5 Cancer 48 | 2 Aquarius 39 | 6 Cancer 41 |
| Rahu | 19 Scorpio 41 | 28 Pisces 48 | 14 Scorpio 7 |
| Ketu | 19 Taurus 41 | 28 Virgo 48 | 14 Taurus 7 |
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