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Herald Scotland - Jan 26, 2012
Then there is the Scottish stake in the British Broadcasting Corporation, largely founded by the efforts of John Logie Baird, who set up the world's first TV station, and John Reith, who built the BBC in his own image. We would be happy to continue ...

Which bright sparks invented all these?

The Scottish Sun - Jan 21, 2012
We can boast bright sparks like John Logie Baird, who came up with the TV, as well as telephone inventor Alexander Graham Bell. But not all are as famous as these two. Here DOUGLAS WALKER reveals some of the unknown innovators.

West Cumbrian TV set in media museum

Times & Star - Jan 19, 2012
The set, built by Harold Dunn, of Roper Street, and based on John Logie Baird's system, was donated to the National Media Museum. It had been looked after by Mr Dunn's niece Joan Crellin, of Infirmary Road, for 11 years and was handed over to the ...

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Television and Me: The Autobiography of John Logie Baird

by: John L. Baird
It is not generally known that John Logie Baird, the genius who not only invented television but went on to develop colour and 3D versions of it, wrote his own life story. Apart from publication in the 1980s as a Royal Television Society monograph it has been neglected, which is a pity since it is a highly readable account of the dramatic pioneering days of television. Baird writes with blunt candour and caustic wit about the wild escapades of his early business career and later troubled relationship with Lord Reith and the fledgling BBC.
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John Logie Baird: The Man Who Invented Television

by: Bob Greenlee
John Logie Baird is someone whose name is virtually unknown to most Americans. He was a gifted Scotsman who managed to perfect the world's first working television system. Baird announced his invention while living in Great Britain in 1924 and a year later provided a well-publicized public demonstration of his mechanical television system at a famous London department store. The general public, both in the United States and in Europe, was just beginning to appreciate how radio was fast becoming an important part of their everyday lives.
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Groundbreakers: John Logie Baird

by: Struan Reid
A biography of John Logie Baird. As well as providing his life story and analysis of his work, the text places his achievements in context by looking at the technological and historical context of the time. The book includes quotes and writings from newspapers and journals of the time; a look at the ongoing impact of his work; and information about his rivals and the men and women who affected his life and work.
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John Logie Baird: A Life

by: Malcolm Baird
After demonstrating real television in 1926, Scottish genius John Logie Baird went on to develop transatlantic transmissions, video recordings, color cinema televisions.
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