Properties (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
person
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| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Edinburgh
gptkb:Institute_of_Electrical_Engineers |
| gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:University_of_Glasgow
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:BBC
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| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
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| gptkbp:born |
August 27, 1888
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| gptkbp:burialPlace |
Golders Green Crematorium
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| gptkbp:children |
2
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| gptkbp:contribution |
first working television system
demonstration of 3D television development of infrared night vision first televised sports event first television broadcast in color pioneering work in electromechanical television |
| gptkbp:died |
January 14, 1946
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| gptkbp:field |
television technology
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
John Baird
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| gptkbp:influenced |
television technology
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Nikola_Tesla
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| gptkbp:knownFor |
inventing the television
first live television transmission early experiments in television development of the first publicly demonstrated television system first demonstration of a television system using a rotating disk. pioneering work in the field of television broadcasting first demonstration of a television system using a photoconductive cell demonstration of television to the public first demonstration of a television image in 1924 first television transmission of a moving object first demonstration of a television system using a cathode ray tube first demonstration of a television system using a mechanical scanner first demonstration of a television system using a photoelectric cell |
| gptkbp:legacy |
inspired future inventors
honored with various awards posthumously influenced future television technology recognized as a key figure in broadcasting history pioneer_of_television |
| gptkbp:nationality |
Scottish
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| gptkbp:notableWork |
first public demonstration of television
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| gptkbp:occupation |
engineer
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| gptkbp:placeOfBirth |
gptkb:Helensburgh,_Scotland
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| gptkbp:placeOfDeath |
Wandsworth,_London,_England
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| gptkbp:residence |
gptkb:London,_England
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| gptkbp:spouse |
Mary_Baird
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