Frederick Collier Bakewell

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Frederick Collier Bakewell (born September 29, 1800 in Wakefield , West Yorkshire , † September 26, 1869 in Hampstead , Middlesex ) was a British physicist.

Improved copy graph (1848)

Bakewell was a pioneer of picture telegraphy . In 1847 he developed the first functional copy graph that used a non-conductive roller as a transmitter, on which conductive ink was written.

Publications

  • 1833: Philosophical conversations
  • 1853: Electric science; its history, phenomena, and applications

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personal data
SURNAME Bakewell, Frederick Collier
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British physicist
DATE OF BIRTH 29th September 1800
PLACE OF BIRTH Wakefield
DATE OF DEATH September 26, 1869
Place of death Hampstead (London)