PAUL NIPKOW (1860-1940)

In 1884 he made a disc with holes that, when it rotated at 600 rpm, made the light coming from the selenium photovoltaic cell pass through the holes, thus becoming light points that were brought together by focusing them with a lens, obtaining an image.

JOHN LOGIE BAIRD (1888-1946)

In 1928 his company achieved the first transatlantic television transmission. Baird’s early technological successes, and his role in introducing television as a means of home entertainment, have earned him a prominent place in television history.

PHILO T. FARNSWORTH (1906-1971)

He worked on the creation of a device for the collection of electronic images (video camera tube) and created the first fully electronic television with the invention of cathode ray tubes.