Russell W. Burns
John Logie Baird: Television Pioneer
Russell W. Burns
John Logie Baird: Television Pioneer
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This is a balanced biography of one of the 20th Century's outstanding inventors, published to coincide with the 75th anniversary of Baird's first public demonstration of a rudimentary television system.
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This is a balanced biography of one of the 20th Century's outstanding inventors, published to coincide with the 75th anniversary of Baird's first public demonstration of a rudimentary television system.
Produktdetails
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- History and Management of Tech
- Verlag: Institution of Engineering & Technology
- Seitenzahl: 433
- Erscheinungstermin: Juni 2000
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 239mm x 155mm x 28mm
- Gewicht: 771g
- ISBN-13: 9780852967973
- ISBN-10: 0852967977
- Artikelnr.: 40187989
- Herstellerkennzeichnung
- Libri GmbH
- Europaallee 1
- 36244 Bad Hersfeld
- gpsr@libri.de
- History and Management of Tech
- Verlag: Institution of Engineering & Technology
- Seitenzahl: 433
- Erscheinungstermin: Juni 2000
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 239mm x 155mm x 28mm
- Gewicht: 771g
- ISBN-13: 9780852967973
- ISBN-10: 0852967977
- Artikelnr.: 40187989
- Herstellerkennzeichnung
- Libri GmbH
- Europaallee 1
- 36244 Bad Hersfeld
- gpsr@libri.de
Russell W. Burns graduated from the University of Durham in 1948 with a first class honours degree in physics. Following post-graduate research he joined the Royal Naval Scientific Service in 1952. Professor Burns subsequently held various appointments in higher education in the UK and abroad, obtaining his PhD from the University of Leicester in 1976, and retired in 1989. He has been researching and writing on the history of electrical engineering for more than 30 years. He was awarded the IEE's SET Divisional Board Premium in 1993 and shared the Maxwell Premium in 1994. An IEE Fellow, Professor Burns is a past chairman of the IEE's History of Technology professional group, Archives Committee and Science Education and Technology Divisional Board.
Chapter 1: Early life
Chapter 2: Hastings
Chapter 3: Frith Street, London
Chapter 4: The first demonstration of television
Chapter 5: Noctovision and phonovision
Chapter 6: Company formation and long-distance television
Chapter 7: Television and the BBC
Chapter 8: The first television broadcast and other 'firsts'
Chapter 9: Overseas interests
Chapter 10: Large-screen television
Chapter 11: The early television work of Bell Telephone Laboratories
Chapter 12: Financial difficulties
Chapter 13: The first public 30-line service
Chapter 14: Baird's personality
Chapter 15: A rival and high-definition television
Chapter 16: The London television station
Chapter 17: Baird and cinema television
Chapter 18: The war years
Chapter 19: Epilogue: Two 'greats'
Appendices
Chapter 2: Hastings
Chapter 3: Frith Street, London
Chapter 4: The first demonstration of television
Chapter 5: Noctovision and phonovision
Chapter 6: Company formation and long-distance television
Chapter 7: Television and the BBC
Chapter 8: The first television broadcast and other 'firsts'
Chapter 9: Overseas interests
Chapter 10: Large-screen television
Chapter 11: The early television work of Bell Telephone Laboratories
Chapter 12: Financial difficulties
Chapter 13: The first public 30-line service
Chapter 14: Baird's personality
Chapter 15: A rival and high-definition television
Chapter 16: The London television station
Chapter 17: Baird and cinema television
Chapter 18: The war years
Chapter 19: Epilogue: Two 'greats'
Appendices
Chapter 1: Early life
Chapter 2: Hastings
Chapter 3: Frith Street, London
Chapter 4: The first demonstration of television
Chapter 5: Noctovision and phonovision
Chapter 6: Company formation and long-distance television
Chapter 7: Television and the BBC
Chapter 8: The first television broadcast and other 'firsts'
Chapter 9: Overseas interests
Chapter 10: Large-screen television
Chapter 11: The early television work of Bell Telephone Laboratories
Chapter 12: Financial difficulties
Chapter 13: The first public 30-line service
Chapter 14: Baird's personality
Chapter 15: A rival and high-definition television
Chapter 16: The London television station
Chapter 17: Baird and cinema television
Chapter 18: The war years
Chapter 19: Epilogue: Two 'greats'
Appendices
Chapter 2: Hastings
Chapter 3: Frith Street, London
Chapter 4: The first demonstration of television
Chapter 5: Noctovision and phonovision
Chapter 6: Company formation and long-distance television
Chapter 7: Television and the BBC
Chapter 8: The first television broadcast and other 'firsts'
Chapter 9: Overseas interests
Chapter 10: Large-screen television
Chapter 11: The early television work of Bell Telephone Laboratories
Chapter 12: Financial difficulties
Chapter 13: The first public 30-line service
Chapter 14: Baird's personality
Chapter 15: A rival and high-definition television
Chapter 16: The London television station
Chapter 17: Baird and cinema television
Chapter 18: The war years
Chapter 19: Epilogue: Two 'greats'
Appendices