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John Logie Baird

  • John Logie Baird

    John Logie Baird
    John Logie Baird he born 13 August 1888 to the Helensburgh and was the youngest of four children of the Reverend John Baird , the Churh of Scotland's minister for the local St Bride's Church .
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    . He studied in Larchfield Academy , Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College

    . He studied in Larchfield Academy , Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College
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    John Logie Baird

    He had made money selling socks and soap. This business he sold off to follow his dream of inventing a television. It became an obsession and to survive he had to borrow money from friends and use whatever materials he could including scraps
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    John Logie Baird army

    At the beginning of 1915 he volunteered for service in the British Army but was classified as unfit for active duty.
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    John Logie Baird

    In 1928 the Baird Television Development Company achieved the first transatlantic television transmission . Baird’s early technological successes and his role in the practical introduction of broadcast television for home entertainment have earned him a prominent place in television’s history .
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    John Logie Baird family tree

    He marryed Margaret Cecilia to the November 1931 and he had two kids . He had one brother Jean S Baird and one sister Annie Inglis Baird .
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    John Logie Baird died

    he died 14 June 1946 to the Bexhiil , Sussex, England .