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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | human ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
broadcasting
ⓘ
mass media ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
BBC (early television broadcasts)
NERFINISHED
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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
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Scotland ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Bexhill-on-Sea
NERFINISHED
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England ⓘ |
| residence | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| studied | engineering ⓘ |
| subjectOf | biographies about television history ⓘ |
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