Emmy for Scottish TV pioneer Alexander Bain

[old_tv_nut]

Actually, awarded very posthumously for the invention of raster scanning, as used in his facsimile telegraph system in 1843!

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-35103773

[Captain Video]

This was a very nice thing to read! Thanks for posting it!

[ppppenguin]

When you tell people that fax was invented well before the phone they tend not to believe you.

Not sure when fax first became a real and usable service and whether this was before phone services.

[old_coot88]

A lot of younger folks probably aren't familiar with the Wirephoto facsimile service which began circa 1921..
http://www.bing.com/search?q=wirepho...D395A96520D619

[Electronic M]

Originally Posted by old_coot88

A lot of younger folks probably aren't familiar with the Wirephoto facsimile service which began circa 1921..
http://www.bing.com/search?q=wirepho...D395A96520D619

I remember seeing a 30's-40's era machine of that type at a radio swap meet....Beats the second oldest fax machine (phone based with a mic/speaker equipped cradle to rest a phone hand set on for communication) I've seen by a good margin.

[old_tv_nut]

Originally Posted by ppppenguin

When you tell people that fax was invented well before the phone they tend not to believe you.

Not sure when fax first became a real and usable service and whether this was before phone services.

Bain's invention was actually implemented by the French railroads.