He was a Scottish engineer, the first in history who, using a mechanical scanning system, managed to relay images from one point to another, as does television, of which he is considered the inventor.
He was born in 1888. His father was a clergyman. From an early age he had health problems but that didn’t stop him from showing his genius by modifying a telephone connection that connected directly to his bedroom with those of his friends.
He did not enlist in the army because of the health problems he was facing.
He attended Larchfield Academy, then the Royal Technical College, Glasgow and then the university of the city.
He founded a production company of absorbent socks. In 1919 he sold his company, went to Spain and engaged in making jam. During that time, he did research on his own to achieve image transmission.
He then went to live in Britain again. And there he continued to chase his dream.
In 1924 he succeeded in transmitting a flickering moving image.
In 1926 he made a public demonstration of his invention.
In 1928 he achieved transatlantic television transmission, from London to New York.
He was able to develop an infrared relay system.
He died in 1946.
[Source: el.wikipedia.org]
