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'In the future when people wish to look up the facts of his life and achievements I believe it will be to this remarkable book that they turn first.' Michael Bennett-Levy, BVWS Bulletin'Kamm and Baird - the latter the inventor's son - tell their tale dispassionately, and amidst their careful coverage of the complex technological and business history of Baird and television manage to paint a strikingly clear portrait of the inventor who started it all.'Russell A Potter, The Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television
Michael Bennet-Levy, BVWS Bulletin, winter 2002
'when people wish to look up his life and achievements it will be to this remarkable book they turn first.'
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Founding Father of Television,
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This review is from: John Logie Baird: A Life - A Personal Biography (Hardcover)
Kamm and Baird have produced a very sensitively written biography of the man who has a lot to answer for in midwifing the device that was to ultimately cause such social disruption over the next 75 years.That aside, the story of Baird's life and untimely death is a fascinating one, and clearly demonstrates his great drive and enthusiasm to be at the forefront of the new technology. That history has 'done him wrong' in that regard (perhaps, in the same way it did to Philo Farnsworth, TV's other great pioneer) is largely corrected by theis very thorough work. Fascinating, intriguing and gripping - history comes alive!
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Baird - TV Pioneer,
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This review is from: John Logie Baird: A Life - A Personal Biography (Hardcover)
A very insightful history of the man whose pioneering research has had such a powerful impact on the last century and our way of life. A book not only only about the techonology but also history and our lives in the first half of the 20th century. A recommended read for everyone.
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A fascinating insight into the life and work of this pioneer,
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This review is from: John Logie Baird: A Life - A Personal Biography (Hardcover)
A very interesting read, and obviously a huge amount of research has gone into the making of this book. I found that although the chapters are arranged in date order, there were many instances where the authors referred to future or past events. I found this quite confusing and would suggest that if the book is ever revised it would be helpful to have a time line at the end of each chapter - this would serve to illustrate and reinforce the chronology of the events mentioned in that chapter. I also found that the names of business associates and friends appeared that I couldn't recall reading about earlier. I must point out that there is no doubt that every person mentioned must have been previously described, and it is purely down to me not having absorbed this information. I think that I would have benefited from re-reading the book, but alas that was not possible as I had borrowed it from the library. Having previously spent 10 years in the television repair trade I was fascinated to read of Mr Baird's pioneering work.
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