John Logie Baird

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  • born

    born

  • first television picture

    he successfully transmitted the first television picture with a greyscale image.

  • The first public

    The first public demonstration of Logie Baird’s television was performed before members of the Royal Institution

  • color

    later he demonstrated the first color television

  • electronic scanning

    from Alexandra Palace located on the high ground of the north London ridge, the BBC began alternating Baird 240-line transmissions with EMI's electronic scanning system which had recently been improved to 405 lines after a merger with Marconi.

  • died

    died