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John Logie Baird : Phonovision


The images below only hint at John Logie Baird's work with Phonovision. The topic is researched in vast depth by Don McLean, the world's foremost expert in this unique technology.

Don's site is a MUST SEE for anyone researching the birth of vision recording.


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Phonovision disk, recorded March 28, 1928, "woman smoking a cigarette"

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The subject, brightly lit, ready to be recorded

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The 'scanning' disk and 'virtual' image being recorded


Source: http://ncc.hursley.ibm.com:80/~innovate/ast6.html


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