Sujet

John Logie Baird watching the first play to be televised, 14 July 1930, (1935). Creator: Unknown.

Légende

John Logie Baird watching the first play to be televised, 14 July 1930, (1935). 'Mr. John L. Baird watching Pirandello's The Man with the Flower in his Mouth, the first play to be televised'. John Logie Baird (1888-1946), Scottish electrical engineer and pioneer of television, began experimenting with imaging systems in the early 1920s. In 1924 he transmitted outline images over wires and by 1925 he was able to transmit recognisable human faces. In 1926 he started the world's first television station, which he named 2TV. From "The Silver Jubilee Book - The Story of 25 Eventful Years in Pictures". [Odhams Press Ltd., London, 1935]. (Colorised black and white print).

Date

1935

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM26A28_053

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

59.7Mo (2.2Mo) / 33.7cm x 44.3cm / 3982 x 5236 (300dpi)

Mots clés

people male looking technology man men arts play book guy watching television British color drama innovation century Britain TV first thirties literature concept broadcast broadcasting pioneer colourised Colour telly 1930s 20th century The Print Collector John Logie Baird photograph Unknown John Logie Baird Odhams Press Ltd colorised Luigi The Silver Jubilee Book The Man with the Flower in his Mouth Luigi Pirandello Pirandello