Édouard Belin

Name: Édouard Belin

Born: March 5, 1876, in Territet, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland

Death: March 4, 1963 (Age: 86)

Computer-related contributions

• English scientist and one of the first to invent a television.
• Exhibited a mechanical scanning device that was an early precursor to modern television (December 2, 1922). He took flashes of light and directed them at a selenium element connected to an electronic device. This device produced sound waves, which were received at another location and re-modulated into flashes of light on a mirror.
• Held the patent for the transmission of photographs by wire, fiber optics, and radar.