MARVIN
Was grandpa Saul senile or did he really invent television? He did have a basement full of complex machinery. On this episode of Relativity, we look into our dad’s side of the family, trying to solve some mysteries about the Schillers and why we know so little about them. A long lost relative answers some of these questions, and provides some clues about the origins of the Schiller name and family.
Saul's patent for the television scanner
Saul's patent for suspenders
Saul's patent for a sewing machine
Fannie and Hyman Schiller
Marvin with his mom, Saul's sister Rose Lilian
Saul in his twenties
Saul's article appears on page 85
Grandpa Saul
Marvin and his wife Loes, 2023
Saul writes about the scanner in Television News
Sam the playwright comes to NYC
NYTimes writeup of Saul's drafting device, 1983
Grandpa Saul, Grandma Ruth, and our dad Julian
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