Edouard Belin
Claude Joseph Édouard Belin (born March 5, 1876 in Vesoul , † March 4, 1963 in Montreux ) was a French inventor .
In 1907, Belin developed a process for picture telegraphy , which is considered the forerunner of fax machines . The first image transmission took place in the same year on the Paris - Lyon - Bordeaux - Paris route , the first wireless transatlantic transmission in 1921 on the Annapolis (Maryland) - La Malmaison route .
Belin was from 1951 Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor and from 1937 to 1952 President of the Société française de photographie .
literature
- Henri Marie Armagnat: La phototélégraphie. Revue scientifique, April 18, 1908, 488–494.
- Bernard Auffray, Étienne Wolff: Édouard Belin: le père de la télévision. Les Clés du monde, Paris 1981.
- Bibliography by and about Edouard Belin
Web links
Commons : Édouard Belin - Collection of images, videos and audio files
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Belin, Édouard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Belin, Claude Joseph Édouard (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French inventor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 5, 1876 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vesoul |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 4th 1963 |
| Place of death | Montreux |