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1932 Experimental Television -- by J.
G. R. Van Dyck -- Paris France -- Printed In Belgium
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Written in French -- 190 Pages --
6-1/4" x 9-1/4" -- 150 Illustrations and photos, here are some of
them:
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Dedicated to Paul Nipkow, the Father of Television
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Early 'fax' machines which transmitted images, before television.
(87K)
Three different styles of neon lamps used in early scanning disc television - By
Philips, Pressler and Baird (with Swan Socket)
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Philips neon television lamp
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Early experimental scanning disc television apparatus.
(83K)
Dual neon lamp television, to handle two different formats.
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Telehor scanning disc television.
(57K)
Telehor-Tekade television construction kit.
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Fernseh A. G. [German] Scanning Disc television set.
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Scanning disc television in a handsome cabinet -- The note below talks about
being designed in such a way to facilitate the changing of discs.
(133K)
A "Complete List of European Television Stations with the
Characteristics of the Images". This chart which gives the
details for such places as: London, Daventry (England), Berlin, Rome, Paris,
Moscow, and other European cities. My thanks to Alain (of Paris) for
making this book available for purchase. Much of this information is not
readily available in the USA. Even this chart has question marks in some
of the boxes.
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The French understanding of American television stations in 1932. Quite a
good reference document.
(90K)
An illustration of what happens when you increase the number of picture elements
- the picture quality increases, of course!
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Photograph of the image produced on a Baird televisor (30 line system, 2100
picture elements). Smiling girl waves her index finger at the
camera. This was the quality level of the pictures displayed on the first
television sets.
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Crater lamps used in scanning disc television sets -- includes cross-sectional
views.
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Woman watching a mirror-screw type mechanical television set.
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Husband and wife watching a scanning disc television set in the foyer.
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