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John Logie Baird

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John Logie Baird
John Logie Baird, 1917
Born13 August 1888
Helensburgh
Dee'd14 Juin 1946
Bexhill
Alma materRoyal Technical College (Varsitie o Straithclyde), Glesga Varsity
Hauf-marrae(s)Margaret Albu (m. 1931)
Bairns2

John Logie Baird (born on 14 August 1888 in Milligs Mill an deid on 14 Juin 1946 in Bexhill in Ingland)[1][2] is the Scots ingineer that cleckit the first mechanical televeesion in 1876 as weel as the first colour telly.[3][4]

He studied electrical ingineerin at Glesga Varsitie.[4] He flittit tae Hastings i 1922.[4] I 1925, he cud shaw the first televeision.[4] He fundit his ain companie i 1927.[4] BBC televeision begoud i 1929 bit hit wis experimental firstlins.[4] Raiglar braidkests begoud i 1936.[4] Baird wis disjaskit acause the BBC uised a rival seestem, Marconi-EMI.[4]

References

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  1. "Baird definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary". www.collinsdictionary.com (in Inglis). Retrieved 6 Juin 2021.
  2. "Places to Visit - John Logie Baird - Science Hall of Fame - National Library of Scotland". digital.nls.uk. Retrieved 6 Juin 2021.
  3. "BBC - History - John Logie Baird". www.bbc.co.uk (in Inglis). Retrieved 6 Juin 2021.
  4. a b c d e f g h Cannon, John A. (2015) [1st ed. 1997]. "Baird, John Logie". In Cannon, John A.; Crowfort, Robert (eds.). The Oxford Companion to British History. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 71.