Back to my original mail! When Baird invented the television, he did not
include the electronic line scanner which Farnsworth did indeed invent.
Baird used mechanical scanning at the camera and receiver. The electronic
line scanner is therefore not essential, but a very nice to have refinement,
whose inventor had no idea of its application potential (like so many
others).
The 'Invention' part is seeing how to take a small extra step in integrating
the work of others to produce something new which the same others had not
seen.
Baird invented television. He did not invent any of the components.
Julian
----- Original Message -----
From: "William Latham" <artsword@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2002 11:58 PM
Subject: Re: [OM][OT] Further on technology (R&D)
> Hi All
> He came up with the concept of electron beam scanning for the sampling and
> reproduction of images. He built the first working device to do so in
1923,
> I think.
>
> There's a monument locating his old workshop on Battery St. in San
> Francisco. Unless they put a Starbucks there, like the rest of the City.
>
> Bill
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Julian Davies <julian_davies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2002 3:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM][OT] Further on technology (R&D)
>
>
> > Which device? Transmitters were invented by Marconi.
> >
> > Julian
> > >
> >
> > > This man's name was Philo T. Farnsworth and his contribution to
> television
> > > was the device that actually transmits the image. His story is well
> > > documented in technical literature and at least one book and there is
a
> > > museum dedicated to his work in Rigby, Idaho. It is very true. /jim
> >
>
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