http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/17/get-in-on-television/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:09:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/17/get-in-on-television/#comment-1053345 David Moisan Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:34:51 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/17/get-in-on-television/#comment-1053345 Google John Logie Baird. He developed mechanical TV and pushed it hard. He made a mechanical *color* scanner. Google John Logie Baird. He developed mechanical TV and pushed it hard. He made a mechanical *color* scanner.

]]> http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/17/get-in-on-television/#comment-1053322 Stephen Edwards Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:32:42 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/17/get-in-on-television/#comment-1053322 Amazing: they rasterized the image by shining a moving spot of light on the subject, then collected the reflected light with a single, unfocused photodetector. This is definitely a technology that didn't last long. Amazing: they rasterized the image by shining a moving spot of light on the subject, then collected the reflected light with a single, unfocused photodetector. This is definitely a technology that didn’t last long.

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