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John Logie Baird (1888-1946), Television pioneer

Sitter in 25 portraits
Television pioneer. The Scottish electrical engineer began experimenting with television technology in 1922 and gave the world's first demonstration of true television in 1926. The first transatlantic transmission followed in 1928 and his system was used by the BBC from 1929-37. He demonstrated colour television with a cathode ray tube in 1939 and researched into stereoscopic television.

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P968

John Logie Baird

by Walter Benington
vintage chlorobromide print, 1920s
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4125

John Logie Baird

by Donald Gilbert
bronze bust, 1943
On display in Room 31 at the National Portrait Gallery
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x11612

John Logie Baird

by Unknown photographer
bromide print, 1910s
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x11615

Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge; John Logie Baird

by Unknown photographer
bromide print, 1927
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x49619

John Logie Baird

by Lafayette (Lafayette Ltd)
whole-plate film negative, 7 March 1928
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John Logie Baird

by Lafayette (Lafayette Ltd)
whole-plate film negative, 7 March 1928
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John Logie Baird

by Lafayette (Lafayette Ltd)
whole-plate film negative, 7 March 1928
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John Logie Baird

by Lafayette (Lafayette Ltd)
whole-plate film negative, 7 March 1928
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x11616

John Logie Baird

by London News Agency
bromide print, 1930s
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R.F. Tiltman; John Logie Baird

by Unknown photographer
bromide print, June 1932
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x2658

John Logie Baird

by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1935
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x2661

John Logie Baird

by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1935
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x2662

John Logie Baird

by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1935
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x2663

John Logie Baird

by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1935
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x2665

John Logie Baird

by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1935
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x2666

John Logie Baird

by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1935
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x2667

John Logie Baird

by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1935
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John Logie Baird

by Bassano
vintage print, February 1935
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John Logie Baird

by Bassano
vintage print, February 1935
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Links
Hastings Museum and Art Gallery, Sussex
National Vintage Wireless and Television Museum
Category
Building and Heavy Engineering
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Pioneers
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Argyll and Bute
Durham