John Logie Baird
A Scottish engineer and inventor who demonstrated the first working television system.
Most quoted
"The crude apparatus shook and trembled, and the image quivered and danced. But it was there. A human face, recognisable, yet ghostly and pale, stared from the screen."
— from Description of first television demonstration, 1925
"In the dance of electrons across a screen, I see not just technology, but the yearning of the human spirit to transcend its physical limitations."
— from Interview fragment
"I often wondered if the people watching my early broadcasts understood the sheer effort involved in getting that flickering image to them."
— from Biography/Interview
All quotes by John Logie Baird (413)
I am a pioneer, and pioneers often walk alone.
The world will be a smaller place, thanks to television.
My dreams are my driving force.
I have no regrets, only lessons learned.
I have been able to transmit a picture of a human face by wireless.
The television is here. It is no longer a dream.
We are on the eve of a new era, an era of seeing by wireless.
The day will come when television will be in every home.
I am not a showman, I am an inventor.
Television is a scientific fact, not a scientific curiosity.
My aim has always been to make television practical and accessible.
We are only at the beginning of what television can achieve.
I have never been discouraged by setbacks. They are part of the process of invention.
Television will revolutionize communication and entertainment.
The world will be a smaller place with television.
My work has been driven by a passion for discovery.
To invent, one must be prepared to fail many times.
The greatest reward is seeing my invention benefit humanity.
The journey of invention is never easy, but always rewarding.
I have dedicated my life to bringing vision to the airwaves.
Contemporaries of John Logie Baird
Other Inventions born within 50 years of John Logie Baird (1888–1946).