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1920

GLASGOW LISTENS TO SOUND OF FACES

New York Times. Feb 4, 1927.

GLASGOW, Feb. 3. -- John Baird, inventor of television, told the home folks of Glasgow about it tonight. When he ventured to tell some of them several years ago that it might be possible to see through brick walls they answered him with the Scottish equivalent of "What's eating you?" and let it go at that. [PDF, Timeline]


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