John Logie Baird FRSE (/lo brd/;[2] 14 August 1888 14 June 1946) was a Scottish scientist, engineer, innovator

r and inventor of the world's first television;[3] the first publicly demonstrated colour television system; and the first purely electronic colour television picture tube. Baird's early technological successes and his role in the practical introduction of broadcast television for home entertainment have earned him a prominent place in television's history. In 2002, Baird was ranked number 44 in the BBC's list of the "100 Greatest Britons" following a UK-wide vote.[4] In 2006, Logie Baird was also named as one of the 10 greatest Scottish scientists in history, having been listed in theNational Library of Scotland's 'Scottish Science Hall of Fame'.[5][6]

Alexander Graham Bell (March 3, 1847 August 2, 1922)[2] was an eminent scientist, inventor, engineer and innovator who is credited with inventing the first practical telephone.[N 3] Bell's father, grandfather, and brother had all been associated with work on elocution and speech, and both his mother and wife were deaf, profoundly influencing Bell's life's work.[5] His research on hearing and speech further led him to experiment with hearing devices which eventually culminated in Bell being awarded the first US patent for the telephone in 1876.[N 4] In retrospect, Bell considered his most famous invention an intrusion on his real work as a scientist and refused to have a telephone in his study. [7][N 5]

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FRPS, Hon.MRI (May 7, 1909 March 1, 1991) was

an American scientist andinventor, best known as the co-founder of the Polaroid Corporation. Among other things, he invented inexpensive filters for polarizing light, a practical system of in-camera instant photography, and his retinex theory of color vision. His Polaroid instant camera, which went on sale in late 1948, made it possible for a picture to be taken and developed in 60 seconds or less.

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Nikola Tesla (Serbian Cyrillic: ; 10 July 1856 7 January 1943) was a Serbian American[2][3]inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, physicist, and futurist best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system.[4] Tesla gained experience in telephony and electrical engineering before emigrating to the United States in 1884 to work for Thomas Edison. He soon struck out on his own with financial backers, setting up laboratories and companies to develop a range of electrical devices. His patented AC induction motor and transformer were licensed by George Westinghouse, who also hired Tesla as a consultant to help develop a power system using alternating current. Tesla is also known for his high-voltage, high-frequency power experiments in New York and Colorado Springs which included patented devices and theoretical work used in the invention of radio communication,[5] for his X-ray experiments, and for his ill-fated attempt at intercontinental wireless transmission in his unfinishedWardenclyffe Tower project.[6]

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(February 14, 1819 February 17, 1890) was an American inventor who
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invented the first practical typewriter and the QWERTY keyboard still in use today. publisher and Wisconsin politician.

He was also a newspaper