RefNoACS/1/2/2/1
AltRefNo1
LevelItem
TitleLetter from [Alan Archibald Campbell] Swinton, to L. B. Atkinson [Esquire]
CreatorSwinton; Alan Archibald Campbell (1863-1930); British electrical engineer
Date11 June 1927
DescriptionAcknowledges receipt of a previous letter. Informs he was unable to attend Baird's lecture at the Physical Society Exhibition on 6 June due to illness. Asks Atkinson for an account of the lecture and whether Baird showed anything in the way of television, or merely photographs like he did at the lecture he gave in Conduit Street. Does not believe anything useful can cme out of Baird's purely mechanical method. Gathers that Baird has shown to individuals specimens of what were really television, but of a very crude kind; but photographs of such results which may have been exposed for seconds, or minutes, convey not proper idea of what is possible where exposures must not be more than one-tenth of a second, or even less. Unsure where to see Knowledge, apart from at the British Museum. Seeks a publication in which the author had an arrangement with oscillating mirrors some time after 1880.
Extent2p
FormatTypescript
PhysicalDescriptionCarbon
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8285Swinton; Alan Archibald Campbell (1863 - 1930); electrical engineer1863 - 1930
Add to My Items

    Collection highlights

    Browse the records of some of our collections, which cover all branches of science and date from the 12th century onwards. These include the published works of Fellows of the Royal Society, personal papers of eminent scientists, letters and manuscripts sent to the Society or presented at meetings, and administrative records documenting the Society's activities since our foundation in 1660.

    The Royal Society

    The Royal Society is a Fellowship of many of
    the world's most eminent scientists and is the
    oldest scientific academy in continuous existence.
    Registered charity number 207043

    Website design ©CalmView



    CONTACT US

    + 44 207 451 2500
    (Lines open Mon-Fri, 9:00-17:00. Excludes bank holidays)

    6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG

    Email Us →

    SUBSCRIBE

    Subscribe to our newsletters to be updated with the
    latest news on innovation, events, articles and reports.

    Subscribe →

    © CalmView