Born in Helensburgh, Dumbartonshire, U.K., 13 August 1888. Attended Royal Technical College, Glasgow, and Glasgow University. Served as superintendent, Clyde Valley Electric Power Company; helped pioneer television transmission, successfully transmitting image of a Maltese cross several feet, 1924; gave scientists a demonstration of “Noctovision,” a form of infra-red television imaging, 26 January 1926; succeeded with [...]
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The 1st Invention In 1873 Joseph May a telegraph operator from Valentia, Ireland found the light affects electric selenium resistance. He realized that can be used to change the light into electric current using selenium photocell. Joseph May with Willoughby Smith (engineers from Telegraph Construction Company Maintenance) to do some further experiments that are reported in [...] |
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