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Television, History, Inventors, Biography, Baird, john logie, 1888-1945Places
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John Logie Baird: television pioneer
2000, Institution of Electrical Engineers
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0852967977 9780852967973
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Table of Contents
Early life
Hastings
Frith Street, London
The first demonstration of television
Noctovision and phonovision
Company formation and long-distance television
Television and the BBC
The first television broadcast and other "firsts"
Overseas interests
Large-screen television
The early television work of Bell Telephone Laboratories
Financial difficulties
The first public 30-line service
Baird's personality
A rival and high-definition television
The London television station
Baird and cinema television
The war years
Epilogue: Two "greats"
Appendices: J.L. Baird's parents ; Television Committee. Memorandum by Mr. J.L. Baird ; Awards and commemorations.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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