- Born
- Died
- John Logie Baird was born on August 13, 1888 in Helensburgh, Dumbartonshire, Scotland, UK. He was a producer and director, known for The Televisor Broadcast (1926), Moving Silhouette Images Broadcast (1924) and The First Television Picture with a Greyscale Image (1925). He was married to Margaret Albu. He died on June 14, 1946 in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, England, UK.
- SpouseMargaret Albu(November 13, 1931 - June 14, 1946) (his death, 2 children)
- Children
- RelativesIain Baird(Grandchild)
- Widely regarded as the pioneer of television
- Australia's major television awards, the Logies, are named in his honor.
- His 1922 television prototype used a tea chest, a biscuit tin, string, knitting needles, bits of wood and sealing wax. And it worked!.
- His grandson, Iain Baird, is the curator of the National Media Museum in Bradford where Baird's pioneering mechanical television camera and receiver are on display.
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