Edgar Larner
Edgar Thomas Larner (* 1869 ; † 1930 ) was a British radio and television engineer and pioneer. He was born in the city of Norwich , Norfolk , England . Professionally, he worked as an engineer and scientist for the GPO ( General Post Office ) in the field of engineering telephone. Back then the GPO was part of the British Civil Service , so he was a Civil Service agent. He was a television and radio experimenter and pioneer. He also taught at the Hackney Institute in London. Two of his friends were John Logie Baird and Philo Farnsworth . He died in Hackney , London, in 1930 at the age of 61 .
Works
- Radio and High Frequency Currents . London, 1923. Series (Lockwood's Technical Manuals)
- Alternating Currents ... including “The Principles of Alternating Currents,” etc. London, 1908, 1915, 1923, 1929 (Lockwood's Technical Manuals)
- Crystal Sets, etc. A. Rogers & Co .: London, 1924
- Radio and High Frequency Currents ... second expanded edition, VC Lockwood & Son: London, 1925
- Valve Sets: construction and maintenance , Rogers & Co .: London, 1925
- Practical Television, etc. (With plates) & foreword by close friend John Logie Baird Ernest Benn: London, 1928
- Practical Television , etc. 2nd edition (With plates) & foreword by close friend John Logie Baird, Ernest Benn: London Van Nostrand New York, 1928
- Present-Day Valve Sets. Construction and maintenance. Rogers & Co .: London, 1930
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Larner, Edgar |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Larner, Edgar Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British radio and television engineer and pioneer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1869 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Norwich |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1930 |
| Place of death | Hackney , London |