Hubert Joseph Schlafly was an electrical engineer who helped change the way actors, politicians and other people speak on television. In 1950, he and two other men developed the teleprompter. One co-worker, Fred Barton, was an actor. He had an idea for a tool that would help television actors read their lines without having to memorize them. The other co-worker was Irving Kahn. He worked as vice-president of radio and television at 20thCentury Fox. 

The first teleprompter involved a person who held a long piece of paper printed with big letters. As the actor read the lines, another person would move the paper ahead on the device . The teleprompter was first used on a television program called "The First Hundred Years." Later versions used television screens to show the words that were to be read. 

Hub Schlafly and his co-workers believed that many companies would want to buy the teleprompter. So, they left their jobs and created the TelePrompTer Corporation to sell their invention. 

In 1952, former President Herbert Hoover became the first politician to use a teleprompter. The former president was speaking at the Republican National Convention in Chicago, USA. For a brief time, he stopped reading and began to talk about a subject not written in his speech. When Hoover wanted to continue the speech, the words on the teleprompter were not moving. He then said the machine should be restarted and viewers became aware of the new invention. Many reporters wrote about that incident, creating a new level of publicity for the teleprompter. 

Soon more and more politicians started to use it to face the television camera while reading prepared statements, instead of looking down at their notes. Then the device was used for almost all live television broadcasts.
What did Joseph Schlafly help to create?
Did he do it alone?
How many others were there?
Who were they?
What was Fred's job?
What about Irving's?
Did they all quite their jobs?
why?
did they have a company?
What was it?
When did they create the teleprompter?
Who was the person in politics to use it?
When?
Where was he?
At what gathering?
Did he give away that he was using it?
How?
Did this serve as advertising for it?
Why did he need it?
What was the first show to use it?
the teleprompter
he and two other men developed the teleprompter
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he and two other men developed the teleprompter
two
he and two other men developed the teleprompter
Fred Barton and Irving Kahn
One co-worker, Fred Barton, was an actor. He had an idea for a tool that would help television actors read their lines without having to memorize them. The other co-worker was Irving Kahn
he was an actor
Fred Barton, was an acto
Vice President at 20th Century Fox
The other co-worker was Irving Kahn. He worked as vice-president of radio and television at 20thCentury Fox
yes
Hub Schlafly and his co-workers believed that many companies would want to buy the teleprompter. So, they left their jobs and created the TelePrompTer Corporation to sell their invention. 
to sell their invention
. So, they left their jobs and created the TelePrompTer Corporation to sell their invention. 
yes
. So, they left their jobs and created the TelePrompTer Corporation
the TelePrompTer Corporation
So, they left their jobs and created the TelePrompTer Corporation
In 1950
 In 1950, he and two other men developed the teleprompter
Herbert Hoover
former President Herbert Hoover became the first politician to use a teleprompter
1952
In 1952, former President Herbert Hoover became the first politician to use a teleprompter.
in Chicago
The former president was speaking at the Republican National Convention in Chicago, USA
the Republican National Convention
The former president was speaking at the Republican National Convention
yes
 He then said the machine should be restarted and viewers became aware of the new invention.
he said it should be restarted
. He then said the machine should be restarted 
yes
Many reporters wrote about that incident, creating a new level of publicity for the teleprompter. 
to continue his speech
For a brief time, he stopped reading and began to talk about a subject not written in his speech. When Hoover wanted to continue the speech, the words on the teleprompter
the First Hundred Years
The teleprompter was first used on a television program called "The First Hundred Years