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Legacy
Topol was elected to the Cable Hall of Fame in 2001 for his significant contributions to the cable industry. As a visionary in the field of telecommunications, Topol not only realized that the future of TV was in satellite communications, but also predicted the ultimate merging of cable, Internet and personal computers.
Since retiring from Scientific Atlanta in 1990, Topol has been involved in business projects and community organizations. Topol sat on the boards of WGBH-TV and Americans for Peace Now.
Sidney Topol's professional papers (Sidney Topol Papers) are housed at the W.E.B. Du Bois Library at the University of Massachusetts. They include letters, clippings, photographs, oral histories, and engineering notebooks.He died on March 30, 2022, at the age of 97.
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