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John Logie Baird
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John Logie Baird
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John Logie Baird
Born 14 August 1888
Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Died 14 June 1946 (aged 57)
Bexhill, Sussex, England
Resting place Baird family grave in Helensburgh Cemetery
Residence Scotland, England
Nationality Scottish
Citizenship United Kingdom
Education Larchfield Academy, Helensburgh
Alma mater Royal Technical College (now University of Strathclyde), Glasgow
Occupation Inventor
Businessman
Organization Consulting Technical Adviser, Cable & Wireless Ltd (1941-)
Director, John Logie Baird Ltd
Director, Capital and Provincial Cinemas Ltd
Known for Inventor of television, including the first colour television.
Religion None (Agnostic)[1]
Spouse(s) Margaret Albu (m. 1931)
Children Diana Baird and Malcolm Baird
Parents Rev John Baird, Minister, West Kirk, Helensburgh
Jessie Morrison Inglis
Notes
Member of the Physical Society (1927)
Member of the Television Society (1927)
Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1937)
John Logie Baird FRSE (/ˈloʊɡɪ bɛrd/;[2] 14 August 1888 – 14 June 1946) was a Scottish scientist, engineer, innovator and inventor of the world 's first television;[3] the first publicly demonstrated colour television system; and the first purely electronic colour television picture tube. Baird 's early technological successes and his role in the practical introduction of broadcast television for home entertainment have earned him a prominent place in television 's history.

In 2002, Baird was ranked number 44 in the BBC 's list of the "100 Greatest Britons" following a UK-wide vote.[4] In 2006, Logie Baird was also named as one of the 10 greatest Scottish scientists in history, having been listed in the National Library of Scotland 's 'Scottish Science Hall of Fame '.[5][6]

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