Eugene Polley, the inventor...

...of the wireless television remote control (or "the plinker," as it was known around our house), died at age 96. As my father would have attested, Polley's contribution to Western Civilization was unrivaled in its import.

While one wag claimed that Polley's body was found between the cushions of his couch, I think this tweet sums it up nicely:

Inventor of the TV remote lived to the age of 96. GETTING OUT OF YOUR CHAIR IS OVERRATED.