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Author:   Russell Burns (Professor)
Publisher:   Institution of Engineering and Technology
Imprint:   Institution of Engineering and Technology
ISBN:  

9780863410796

ISBN 10:   0863410790
Pages:   504
Publication Date:   30 June 1986
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Chapter 1: The birth of television, 1923-1926 Chapter 2: The first demonstration, 1926 Chapter 3: Company formation and progress, 1926-1928 Chapter 4: The BBC view, 1928 Chapter 5: An important demonstration, 1928 Chapter 6: The start of the experimental service, 1929 Chapter 7: The low definition experimental service, 1929-1931 Chapter 8: A possible way forward, 1931 Chapter 9: A commercial prospect, 1930-1932 Chapter 10: Financial difficulties, 1931-1932 Chapter 11: The emergence of a competitor, 1932-1933 Chapter 12: Rival claims, 1933-1934 Chapter 13: The work of the Television Committee; 30-line television, high-definition television, 1934 Chapter 14: The work of the Television Committee; patents and finance, 1934 Chapter 15: The report of the Television Committee, 1935 Chapter 16: The London Station, site and operating characteristics, 1935 Chapter 17: The London Station, equipment provision, 1936 Chapter 18: The trial, 1936 Chapter 19: The service, 1936-1939 Appendixes

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Russell W. Burns graduated from the University of Durham in 1948 with a first class honours degree in physics. Following post-graduate research he joined the Royal Naval Scientific Service in 1952. Professor Burns subsequently held various appointments in higher education in the UK and abroad, obtaining his PhD from the University of Leicester in 1976, and retired in 1989. He has been researching and writing on the history of electrical engineering for more than 30 years. He was awarded the IEE's SET Divisional Board Premium in 1993 and shared the Maxwell Premium in 1994. An IET Fellow, Professor Burns is a past chairman of the IEE's History of Technology professional group, Archives Committee and Science Education and Technology Divisional Board.

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