Glance of John Logie Baird - World of Biography

[1888 – 1946]

AT A GLANCE

John Baird A century ago, by pioneering television, John Logie Baird influenced the lifestyle of generations to come and made the vast planet a small and a better place to live in.

Necessity is not always the mother of invention. At times, it is the imagination that leads to inventions. Failure at military enlistment on physical grounds, opened new vistas for Logie, who put his thoughts into action and created a unique product that the world today, cannot live without.

Failure is leads to success – this adage was proved right by John who invested his invaluable two decades (1906–1926) before presenting the first mechanical television in 1926.

Baird despite his scarce financial resource, dared against the challenges posed by well-established companies like Marconi and Emirton. He also proved the second adage true – Who Dares – Wins. John, the visionary traveled miles, to leave imprints on products and concepts of the future like Mouse – PC, Fax, Radar Systems etc. that turned out to be a virtual reality.

This is a humble effort to recognize a man, whose contributions and innovations have formed a rock on which stepped many, to make us live comfortably and happily, centuries to come. This native Scot though lonely, driven, tireless and often poor, defined the pioneering spirit of scientific inquiry.