Baird

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Baird (bɛəd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
John Logie (ˈləʊɡɪ). 1888--1946, Scottish engineer: inventor of a 240-line mechanically scanned system of television, replaced in 1935 by a 405-line electrically scanned system

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