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After studying electrical engineering at the Royal Technical
College in Glasgow, Scotland, John Baird went to the University
of Glasgow. When he finished school, he got a job in a power
station that supplied electricity to the Clyde Valley in Scotland.
When he used the power supply at the station for one of his
experiments, all of the electricity in the Clyde Valley was cut
off! That was the end of his job.
Baird went to Hastings. He thought about some inventions
that he was interested in. One of his ideas was transmitting
pictures by wireless. He worked with an old motor that he had
found in the junk behind an electrician's shop, a metal cookie
container, an old wireless telegraph, some needles, flashlight
batteries, and pieces of wood. He almost killed himself several
times by touching the wrong wires. For three years, he worked
alone.
Finally, on October 2, 1925, Baird transmitted a picture of a
human face - the face of a fifteen-year-old boy. In January 1926,
members of the Royal Institution came to see his invention.
Baird's demonstration was a success.
By 1929, the public had become interested television. In
September of that year, the BBC (British Broadcasting
Corporation), which controlled all broadcasting in England,
started experimental transmission with Baird's equipment.
However, other companies and inventors in England and the
United States had discovered better transmission methods. In
1937, when the BBC examined all of the existing television
systems, Baird's was not chosen. John Baird was not
discouraged, however, and continued to work on other
inventions.
II. Match paragraphs 1-6 with the best heading.
A. Baird is first scientific experiments. 1.
B. First Job 2.
C. The first television picture 3.
D. Experimental transmission in England 4.
E. The idea of transmitting pictures 5.
F. Baird’s demonstration of his invention 6.
III. Choose the best variant based on the information
from the text:
1. John hogie Baird had always been interested in …
a. sport
b. music
c. science
d. marketing
2. When John L. Baird was twelve years old he and some
friends built …
a. a private television system
b. a private telephone system
c. a private radio system
d. a private laboratory
3. When John L. Baird finished school, he got a job in…
a. a telephone company
b. a private bank
c. a power station
d. an electrician shop
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