Happy birthday to the first live TV demo

Ninety years ago yesterday, the first live television demonstration took place. An anniversary such as this, I thought should not go unnoted. I came to the realization of this by a simple Google search. The Google Doodle for the online search engine on Jan. 26, 2016 was made in celebration of this historic event. After all, the invention has lead to so many innovations in technology. Surely, the event, the date, and the inventor deserve a shout out.

John Logie Baird, the inventor of the mechanical television, successfully demonstrated live TV to a group from the Royal Institution and a sce...

 

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