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• catalog abstract ""Professor Russell Burns attempts to offer a balanced biography of one of the twentieth Century's outstanding inventors, published here to coincide with the 75th anniversary of Baird's first public demonstration of a rudimentary television system. The author's meticulous treatment is based on primary source documents although many personal recollections are included to add humour, colour and context. A great deal of material regarding Baird's business partnerships in the early 1920s has only recently become available to researchers and is covered here for the first time." "Baird is credited in Britain and elsewhere as the inventor of television, realising a quest which for fifty years had engaged the attention of inventors, scientists and engineers. When he started work he had no regular income, no research experience and no laboratory or workshop, his work had no funding or commercial sponsorship, and initially he had no expert help. Having demonstrated a rudimentary system in early 1926 he then developed many other aspects of television and aspired to launch a low-definition television broadcasting service. To raise capital he entered various business partnerships. Holding many patents, he could have retired wealthy but he chose instead to develop his ideas further, focusing on cinema, colour and stereoscopic television, so that when he died he left only [pound]7000." "The book illuminates Baird's life and work in many interesting ways. For example, how did Baird's technical strategy and development compare with the work undertaken in industrial laboratories? How did his development policy compare with the development of wireless by Marconi? Was his 'invention' in 1925 really outstanding?"--BOOK JACKET.".
• catalog contributor b12077289.
• catalog created "c2000.".
• catalog date "2000".
• catalog date "c2000.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c2000.".
• catalog description ""Professor Russell Burns attempts to offer a balanced biography of one of the twentieth Century's outstanding inventors, published here to coincide with the 75th anniversary of Baird's first public demonstration of a rudimentary television system. The author's meticulous treatment is based on primary source documents although many personal recollections are included to add humour, colour and context. A great deal of material regarding Baird's business partnerships in the early 1920s has only recently become available to researchers and is covered here for the first time." "Baird is credited in Britain and elsewhere as the inventor of television, realising a quest which for fifty years had engaged the attention of inventors, scientists and engineers. When he started work he had no regular income, no research experience and no laboratory or workshop, his work had no funding or commercial sponsorship, and initially he had no expert help. Having demonstrated a rudimentary system in early 1926 he then developed many other aspects of television and aspired to launch a low-definition television broadcasting service. To raise capital he entered various business partnerships. Holding many patents, he could have retired wealthy but he chose instead to develop his ideas further, focusing on cinema, colour and stereoscopic television, so that when he died he left only [pound]7000." "The book illuminates Baird's life and work in many interesting ways. For example, how did Baird's technical strategy and development compare with the work undertaken in industrial laboratories? How did his development policy compare with the development of wireless by Marconi? Was his 'invention' in 1925 really outstanding?"--BOOK JACKET.".
• catalog description "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.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
• catalog extent "xxv, 417 p. :".
• catalog hasFormat "John Logie Baird, television pioneer.".
• catalog identifier "0852967977".
• catalog isFormatOf "John Logie Baird, television pioneer.".
• catalog isPartOf "History of technology series ; 28.".
• catalog isPartOf "IEE History of technology series ; 28".
• catalog issued "2000".
• catalog issued "c2000.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "London : Institution of Electrical Engineers,".
• catalog relation "John Logie Baird, television pioneer.".
• catalog spatial "Great Britain".
• catalog spatial "Scotland".
• catalog subject "Baird, John Logie, 1888-1945.".
• catalog subject "Baird, John Logie, 1888-1946.".
• catalog subject "Inventors Scotland Biography.".
• catalog subject "TK6635.B3 .B87 2000x".
• catalog subject "Television Great Britain Biography.".
• catalog subject "Television Great Britain History.".
• catalog subject "Television History.".
• catalog tableOfContents "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.".
• catalog title "John Logie Baird, television pioneer / Russell Burns.".
• catalog type "Biography. fast".
• catalog type "History. fast".
• catalog type "text".