In 1920 we had invented cinema and then radio. Scientists and inventors were racing to work out how to combine them into television. John Logie Baird created the first prototype from four ...

John Logie Baird, Scottish-born inventor of television, seems to have broadcast his achievements to half the streets in the area. Here’s the most famous example. Baird’s official Blue Plaque ...

It took four years for the BBC to abandon the mechanical Baird TV system, why it happened and why it was crucial. The story of how the BBC abandoned Baird’s system for the technically superior ...

Don’t change channels. More is in store. One cannot mention television without, John Logie Baird, the Scottish accredited with the invention of a mechanical television system. Baird gave the ...

Baird showcased his invention in department stores. The Baird Televisor became the first television sold commercially in 1929. One thousand devices were made. Using reflected light to create a low ...

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How John Logie Baird's mechanical television showed the way, but ultimately to a dead end. Humanity’s deep desire for connection means the idea of seeing images at a distance has a long history.

The BBC Archive recently shared a vintage clip from 1970 in which two of the assistants of [John Logie Baird], the inventor of the first demonstrable television system, demonstrated its various ...

The Association of Scottish Philatelic Societies (ASPS) is hosting their annual congress in the Vine Conference Centre, Dunfermline, on Friday, April 4, from 10am to 5pm and Saturday, April 5, from ...