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Glasgow Times
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Glasgow Times
Glasgow students recreate John Logie Baird's historic TV
Nearly 100 years after John Logie Baird's ground-breaking work, engineering students at the University of Strathclyde have reconstructed a working version of the Scot's inventors original mechanical television. The students' replica of the 1926 televisor system recreates Baird's technology - which used spinning Nipkow disks to encode and decode images - with a special modern twist. This recreation allows users to send images directly from their mobile phones to be displayed on the device. Read more: Former Glasgow football ground could become nationally important site The project was completed by students Molly Barry, Guy Horne, Angus Mulligan, Lewis Gibney, and Jade Graham. Guy said: "It was a great project to do, especially with the 100th anniversary coming up, and it was one we were able to be very hands-on with." The television, completed as part of the students' final year project, aimed to pay homage to the great Scottish inventor. Born in Argyll in 1888, Baird attended the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College, a predecessor of the University of Strathclyde. He became the first person to televise moving pictures using his invention, famously transmitting the face of his ventriloquist's dummy, 'Stooky Bill'. Lewis said: 'Recreating John Logie Baird's invention was an interesting, grounding, and inspiring experience and a real source of pride to be from Scotland's west coast.' Molly said: "The further into the work we got, the more we noticed the plaques and posters on John Logie Baird across the campus and the sense of the history of it sank in." As well as celebrating a Scottish trailblazer, the student's project was also designed to support educational outreach. The system is already being used to inspire school pupils, having featured at the University's Engineering the Future for Girls event, aimed at encouraging young women into STEM fields. Read more: 'Record-breaking' golf fundraiser raises nearly £130k for Glasgow groups Jade said: "It was important to me that the project has a use after our assignment and it's nice that it will be used for outreach work." Professor Graeme West, from the department of electronic and electrical engineering, praised the project. He said: "It is fantastic to see how John Logie Baird's original innovation is being brought to the new generation of engineers and scientists through this interactive recreation of the mechanical televisor. "Outreach demonstrators such as this are a great way of explaining the fundamental principles that underpin the technology we use on a daily basis, inspiring school pupils to take up careers in STEM-related fields."
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Science
- Yahoo
Glasgow students recreate iconic Scottish invention ahead of 100th anniversary
A pioneering piece of Scottish history has been brought back to life. Nearly 100 years after John Logie Baird's ground-breaking work, engineering students at the University of Strathclyde have reconstructed a working version of the Scot's inventors original mechanical television. The students' replica of the 1926 televisor system recreates Baird's technology - which used spinning Nipkow disks to encode and decode images - with a special modern twist. This recreation allows users to send images directly from their mobile phones to be displayed on the device. Read more: Former Glasgow football ground could become nationally important site The project was completed by students Molly Barry, Guy Horne, Angus Mulligan, Lewis Gibney, and Jade Graham. Guy said: "It was a great project to do, especially with the 100th anniversary coming up, and it was one we were able to be very hands-on with." The television, completed as part of the students' final year project, aimed to pay homage to the great Scottish inventor. Born in Argyll in 1888, Baird attended the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College, a predecessor of the University of Strathclyde. He became the first person to televise moving pictures using his invention, famously transmitting the face of his ventriloquist's dummy, 'Stooky Bill'. Lewis said: 'Recreating John Logie Baird's invention was an interesting, grounding, and inspiring experience and a real source of pride to be from Scotland's west coast.' Molly said: "The further into the work we got, the more we noticed the plaques and posters on John Logie Baird across the campus and the sense of the history of it sank in." As well as celebrating a Scottish trailblazer, the student's project was also designed to support educational outreach. The system is already being used to inspire school pupils, having featured at the University's Engineering the Future for Girls event, aimed at encouraging young women into STEM fields. Read more: 'Record-breaking' golf fundraiser raises nearly £130k for Glasgow groups Jade said: "It was important to me that the project has a use after our assignment and it's nice that it will be used for outreach work." Professor Graeme West, from the department of electronic and electrical engineering, praised the project. He said: "It is fantastic to see how John Logie Baird's original innovation is being brought to the new generation of engineers and scientists through this interactive recreation of the mechanical televisor. "Outreach demonstrators such as this are a great way of explaining the fundamental principles that underpin the technology we use on a daily basis, inspiring school pupils to take up careers in STEM-related fields."
Otago Daily Times
21-05-2025
- General
- Otago Daily Times
A vision of the future
John Logie Baird peers into a receiving machine to view an image of a living and moving face, in his experiments which later lead to the development of television. — Otago Witness, 28.4.1925 By train to Tahuna Park "I have lately been privileged to witness two demonstrations of television, or seeing by wireless (or wires)," says Rados in an English exchange. "The subject has received a vast amount of attention since the inception of broadcasting, as it is realised what an immense boon it would be, if we could both see and hear at the same time over the ether. Television is an accomplished fact. I have seen it demonstrated. But let me hasten to add that I don't expect to see it in commercial use for at least five years, and then only as a scientific novelty. That it will eventually be made possible for commercial use I have no doubt, but what has been done so far is not in a fraction of the advanced state that was Bell's telephone when he first published to the world the fact that he had been able to speak over a few hundred yards of wire." At the monthly meeting of the Otago A and P Society, the Secretary read correspondence with the town clerk in regard to the question of the society being able to use the railway line from the goods yard to Queen's drive for the conveyance of stock, to which the City Council replied as follows: "With regard to the Ocean Beach Railway I am to say that the committee can conceive of no reason why your society should ever be deprived of the use of this railway, as at present for the conveyance of livestock to the show. Your society need be under no misapprehension in regard to this last-mentioned matter." 'Cold Lakes' To the editor: Sir, I regret to note in your issue of today an account of the activities of some enterprising Dunedin gentlemen in improving the transport and residential facilities at Lake Wanaka and Hawea under the above most objectionable title. For many years the Otago Expansion League has battled against this misnomer and has succeeded in convincing the Tourist Department that the terms "Hot Lakes" and "Cold Lakes" should not be used. When it is pointed out that the temperature of Lake Rotorua is only a few degrees higher than that of Lake Wakatipu it will be seen that there is no obvious reason for the distinctive appellation. The trouble created by such a title is that it convoys a totally erroneous impression to strangers and fosters the almost unkillable belief held in many places in the dominion that Otago and Antarctica are inter-changeable terms. May we, therefore, crave your valued assistance in eliminating the frigid adjective and substituting "Southern" or any other suitable description for the one unfortunately chosen? — I am, etc, Secretary, Otago Expansion League Oil, that is The world's total production of petroleum in 1924 is estimated at 137,642,000 tons. Of this the United States produced 93,378,000 tons, Mexico 21,642,000, Russia 6,000,000, Persia 4,253,000, the Dutch East Indies 2,084,000. Rumania 1,811,000, Venezuela 1,223,000 and India 1,135,000 tons. The Americans have control of more than 80 percent of the world's total output. Holland, through the operations of the Royal Dutch-Shell combination, in which Dutch interests exercise a 60 percent authority, has control of a very large production, much of which is in the United States. This production is estimated at more than 10 percent of the world total. — ODT, 22.5.1925 Compiled by Peter Dowden
BBC News
12-04-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Lomond boarding school to accept tuition fee payments in Bitcoin
A Scottish boarding school has announced it will accept payments of school fees in the cryptocurrency School in Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute - which charges up to £38,000 per year - said the move came after requests from some parents. Tuition payments will be accepted in Bitcoin from the autumn term this year, but these will initially be converted to UK pounds to "mitigate currency risk".The school said adopting Bitcoin aligned with its "ethos of independent thinking and innovation." No other cryptocurrencies will be accepted. Lomond Schools claim to be is the first private school in the UK to accept cryptocurrency fee teacher Claire Chisholm said: "For generations, this school has nurtured inquirers, thinkers, communicators, and open-minded risk-takers. "It's really no surprise then that the inventor of the television, John Logie Baird, is a former pupil."Lomond was founded in Helenburgh in 1977 in a merger between the historic Larchfield School and St Bride's School for accepts pupils from nursery age three until 18 years school said every Bitcoin transaction would be "secure, transparent, and lawful".It said these would meet UK financial regulations, including anti-money laundering and tax is a type of digital currency that is not controlled by centralised financial institutions. Its price climbed in value in 2024, but it is extremely volatile and can rise and fall in value at the whim of buyers and sellers.
Yahoo
12-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Scottish boarding school to accept fees in Bitcoin
A Scottish boarding school has announced it will accept payments of school fees in the cryptocurrency Bitcoin. Lomond School in Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute - which charges up to £38,000 per year - said the move came after requests from some parents. Tuition payments will be accepted in Bitcoin from the autumn term this year, but these will initially be converted to UK pounds to "mitigate currency risk". The school said adopting Bitcoin aligned with its "ethos of independent thinking and innovation." No other cryptocurrencies will be accepted. More stories from Glasgow & West Scotland More stories from Scotland Lomond Schools claim to be is the first private school in the UK to accept cryptocurrency fee payments. Head teacher Claire Chisholm said: "For generations, this school has nurtured inquirers, thinkers, communicators, and open-minded risk-takers. "It's really no surprise then that the inventor of the television, John Logie Baird, is a former pupil." Lomond was founded in Helenburgh in 1977 in a merger between the historic Larchfield School and St Bride's School for Girls. It accepts pupils from nursery age three until 18 years old. The school said every Bitcoin transaction would be "secure, transparent, and lawful". It said these would meet UK financial regulations, including anti-money laundering and tax compliance. Bitcoin is a type of digital currency that is not controlled by centralised financial institutions. Its price climbed in value in 2024, but it is extremely volatile and can rise and fall in value at the whim of buyers and sellers. Crypto prices rally after Trump backs five coins for 'crypto reserve' Bitcoin in the bush - the crypto mine in remote Zambia What is Bitcoin? Key crypto terms and what they mean Sign in to access your portfolio
