Thomas Alva Edison is one of the most quoted and celebrated inventor of history. Here I bring you an inspiring story of another enthusiastic and ardent inventor John Logie Baird, the inventor of Television. This story came across my eyes while I was searching the net for happenings on 26th January. The first working public demonstration of television was given on 26th January, 1926. Health wise Baird was a 'often sick' type of person but what he produced in a small workshop in London, with things like an old hatbox, a pair of scissors, some darning needles, a few bicycle light lenses, a used tea chest, sealing wax and glue, was world's first device to transmit moving images. In this very workshop he met an accident with very high voltage shock and was forced to leave this rented premises. His attitude was of an keep moving person. He did not stop after making the first black and white television. He went on to discover the colour television and then even the CRT based television. He even demonstrated the concept of a 3D television. He also conceived the idea of a HD television in his times that became a reality in recent times only.
Interestingly Baird also had many failures in experimenting with other type of ideas he was trying to develop. He failed in making pneumatic shoes which was an inspiration drawn from pneumatic tyres. He got partial success in making thermal socks for a person with cold feet. Baird survived only 57 years, but he kept on working on newer and newer ideas. What I was much impressed in this story was that he had a role to play in every new breakthrough in his field. Most scientists get credit for one or two inventions and enjoy the reputation for rest of their life. This man kept on making drastic improvements and made several breakthroughs. Only an extra ordinarily enthusiastic and ardent person can keep moving at such pace. So remember, 26th January has an another reason to be a great date in our history.
And let me share another point with you that this year 2016 is being considered by technologist as the year of next level of video revolution. HD videos are already there in every hand. 4K video is changing the way we see digital motion in our lives. Many passionate people do live in our life times also to make these changes. Let us bow down in front of such talented and hard-working people also.
Dr. Sunil Ji Garg
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