John

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John is the given name of John Logie Baird, the Scottish engineer and inventor who pioneered the development of television.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
areaOfInfluence broadcasting
mass media
associatedWith BBC (early television broadcasts) NERFINISHED
mechanical television era
citizenship British
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
demonstrated first working television system in public
television to the public in the 1920s
developed mechanical television system
era 20th century
familyName Baird NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork electrical engineering
television technology
gender male
givenName John NERFINISHED
hasEthnicity Scottish
hasMiddleName Logie NERFINISHED
hasNotableAchievement first demonstration of color television in the UK
first transatlantic television transmission
hasNotableRole early television experimenter
influenced development of electronic television systems
knownAs pioneer of television
languageOfWorkOrName English
legacy recognized as a television pioneer
nationality Scottish
notableFor development of television
notableInvention color television experiments
noctovision (infrared television)
television apparatus
occupation engineer
inventor
pioneered mechanical scanning in television
television broadcasting
placeOfBirth Helensburgh NERFINISHED
Scotland
placeOfDeath Bexhill-on-Sea NERFINISHED
England
residence United Kingdom
studied engineering
subjectOf biographies about television history

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