Baird, John Logie
Published: August 18, 2006, 2:20 pm
Updated: August 18, 2006, 2:20 pm
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John Logie Baird (1888-1946) was a British television pioneer. With the acquisition of 178 patents from 1923 to the late 1930s, Baird was a prolific and insightful inventor. Among his pioneering ideas were early versions of color television, the videodisc, large screen television, stereo television, televised sports, and pay (subscription-based) television by closed circuit. Included among Baird’s “firsts” are the first publicly demonstrated television, which took place in his small laboratory in the Soho district of London (1926); the first demonstration of "Noctovision", a form of infra-red television imaging (1926); the world's first transatlantic television transmission from London to New York (1928); and the first television images in natural color (1928).
Further Reading
Historic Figures (BBC)
John Logie Baird (The Museum of Broadcast Journalism)
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Cutler J. Cleveland (Lead Author);Tom Lawrence (Topic Editor) "Baird, John Logie". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth August 18, 2006; Last revised Date August 18, 2006; Retrieved May 24, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Baird,_John_Logie?topic=48248>
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Cutler J. Cleveland is Professor of Earth and Environment at Boston University, where he also is on the faculty of the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies. Professor Cleveland is Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Energy (Elsevier, 2004), winner of an American Library Association award, the Dictionary of Energy (Elsevier, 2005), Handbook of Energy (Elsevier, forthcoming), and is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth. He is the recipient of the Adelma ... (Full Bio)
John Logie Baird (1888-1946) was a British television pioneer. With the acquisition of 178 patents from 1923 to the late 1930s, Baird was a prolific and insightful inventor. Among his pioneering ideas were early versions of color television, the videodisc, large screen television, stereo television, televised sports, and pay (subscription-based) television by closed circuit. Included among Baird’s “firsts” are the first publicly demonstrated television, which took place in his small laboratory in the Soho district of London (1926); the first demonstration of "Noctovision", a form of infra-red television imaging (1926); the world's first transatlantic television transmission from London to New York (1928); and the first television images in natural color (1928).
Further Reading
Historic Figures (BBC)
John Logie Baird (The Museum of Broadcast Journalism)
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