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, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for February 20, 2024 |
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| Sun | 0 Pisces 54 | 1 Pisces 40 | 12 Gemini 53 |
| Moon | 12 Pisces 19 | 20 Cancer 56 | 5 Capricorn 50 |
| Mercury | 12 Pisces 57 | 25 Aquarius 37 | 23 Gemini 23 |
| Venus | 27 Capricorn 9 | 5 Aquarius 9 | 4 Gemini 42 |
| Mars | 6 Scorpio 8 | 5 Aquarius 50 | 21 Libra 18 |
| Jupiter | 10 Leo 37 | 9 Taurus 48 | 13 Leo 3 |
| Saturn | 9 Virgo 39 | 8 Pisces 45 | 6 Virgo 10 |
| Uranus | 1 Pisces 35 | 19 Taurus 22 | 5 Pisces 37 |
| Neptune | 9 Leo 35 | 26 Pisces 25 | 9 Leo 17 |
| Pluto | 5 Cancer 48 | 0 Aquarius 57 | 6 Cancer 39 |
| Rahu | 19 Scorpio 41 | 18 Aries 11 | 14 Scorpio 10 |
| Ketu | 19 Taurus 41 | 18 Libra 11 | 14 Taurus 10 |
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