000-000-099-915-C
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Televisor invented by John Logie Baird
This television receiver, or 30 line Model A 'televisor', was invented by John Logie Baird. The model dates from 1930. It has a wood base and aluminium cover.
The model dates from 1930. It has a wood base and aluminium cover.
In 1925 John Logie Baird, 1888-1946, developed a machine which converted light reflected from an object into a varying electric current. A receiver converted the signal back into an image made up of dark and light lines. Baird called it television.
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| Online ID: |
000-000-099-915-C |
| Image Rights Holder: |
National Museums Scotland |
| Project: |
0088: Innovators and Innovations (multimedia essay)
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| Ref: |
National Museums Scotland T.1963.48 |
| Date: |
1930
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| Material: |
Wood base, aluminium cover. Inscription: SERIAL No. 205
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| Dimensions: |
27.00" x 12.50" x 21.00" H
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| What: |
Receiver, television
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| Who: |
Baird (Television maker)
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| Where: |
GREAT BRITAIN
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| Description: |
Television receiver, Baird 30-line, 1930, on a wooden base with a brown painted aluminium cover
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| References: |
- Baird, John Logie. Sermons, soap and television: autobiographical notes. London: Royal Television Society, 1988
Find in NLS: Title, Author, Title+Author or British Library: Title, Author, Title+Author - McArthur, Tom and Waddell, Peter. The secret life of John Logie Baird. London: Hutchinson, 1986
Find in NLS: Title, Author, Title+Author or British Library: Title, Author, Title+Author - Tiltman, Ronald F. Baird of television: the life story of John Logie Baird. London: Seeley Service, [1933]
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