Baker T Thorne (53 results)
Language: English
Published by G.Bell & Sons LTD, 1934
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Hardcover. Condition: Collectible- very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Tight and sound Book is in good shape but does have some minor foxing on page edges Dust jacket has a few small tears to front cover, but none on back Clean white pages No inside markings or underlinings Please see our photo as some book sites use stock i…mages.
Published by G. Bell - London, 1934
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Hardcover. 209 pp - "In industry, air, cinema, crime, medicine, television, engineering, journalism" - Soiled d/j - G.
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Published by Bell and Sons, 1934
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Condition: Fair. 1934. 209 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Inscription to front pastedown and endpaper. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with creased corners and foxing. Heavy Water marks to page edges and corners. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edge…s. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Heavy water marks to boards and spine.
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Published by Bell and Sons, 1934
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" VG/G Pages clean, binding tight. Prior owners name/inscription inside front cover. DJ in brodart shows wear and chips. Three tears on back of DJ.
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Published by Percival Marshall & Co [1920], London, 1920
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Paperback. Condition: Good. 4th Edition. G: in Good condition without dust jacket as issued. Cover rubbed and soiled. Stapes rusted. 190mm x 130mm (7" x 5"). 72pp.
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Published by London : Baillière, Tindall and Cox, 1923
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Language: English
Published by London, G.Bell, 1934
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Hardcover. Ehem. Bibliotheksexemplar mit Signatur und Stempel. GUTER Zustand, kaum Gebrauchsspuren. Ex-library with stamp and library-signature. GOOD condition, few traces of use. L0840 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.
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Published by London : Baillière, Tindall and Cox, 1923
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Second Edition. Library copy. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Boards and spine uniformly sun-toned. Hinges starting. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Minor library marks remain. Physical description: x, 208 pages ; 22 cm. Subjects: Spectr…um analysis; Spectroscope. 1 Kg.
The Physical Chemistry of the Photographic Process: A General Discussion Held by The Faraday Society, May, 1923
Sir Robert Robertson, chair; Wilder D. Bancroft, introduction; T. Slater Price, introductory address; S.E. Sheppard, Felix A. Elliott and S.S. Sweet; E.P. Wightman, A.P.H. Trivelli and Sheppard; Chr. Winther, G.M. Langdon, R. Luther, F.C. Tov; Walter Clark, Jacques Errera, Olaf Bloch, T. Thorne-Baker, R. Luther, E. Goldberg, Loyd A. Jones, F.E. Ross, Dr. Luppo-Cramer; A. and L. Lumiere and A. Seyewetz, communicated by L.P. Clerc; E.R. Bullock, J. Plotnikov
Language: English
Published by The Faraday Society / The University Press, London, Aberdeen, 1923
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. In good condition; hard rubbing top and bottom of spine; 1 1/2-in diagonal crease lower right corner, soft creasing top right corner; light to moderate soiling to wraps; heavy soiling outside edges of book; sectional looseness at gutter without harm to binding; tiny nick lower edge pages 321-5; soft…diagonal crease lower corner pages 327-95; light toning to clean interior. Flexible cloth cover. Reprinted from the Transactions of the Faraday Society, Vol. XIX, Part 2, November 1923. Paginated from 241-405. 9 5/8 x 6 1/8 in.
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - 'Wireless Pictures and Television' is a seminal exploration of the early technologies that enabled the transmission of images and moving pictures across distances without the use of physical wires. Written by T. Thorne Baker, a pioneer in the field of phototelegraphy, this work provides a c…omprehensive technical and historical overview of the transition from still-picture transmission to the birth of television.The book details the intricate mechanisms of the period, including the development of light-sensitive cells, the synchronization of transmitters and receivers, and the various mechanical scanning systems that preceded modern electronic displays. Baker examines the state of the art in the late 1920s, documenting the experiments and breakthroughs that made it possible to send news photographs across oceans and sparked the global race for a functional television system.This work remains a vital resource for those interested in the history of technology, media studies, and the engineering challenges overcome by early inventors. It serves as a fascinating window into a time when the concept of seeing at a distance was moving from the realm of science fiction into a tangible reality.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - 'Wireless Pictures and Television' is a seminal exploration of the early technologies that enabled the transmission of images and moving pictures across distances without the use of physical wires. Written by T. Thorne Baker, a pioneer in the field of phototelegraphy, this work provides a comprehe…nsive technical and historical overview of the transition from still-picture transmission to the birth of television.The book details the intricate mechanisms of the period, including the development of light-sensitive cells, the synchronization of transmitters and receivers, and the various mechanical scanning systems that preceded modern electronic displays. Baker examines the state of the art in the late 1920s, documenting the experiments and breakthroughs that made it possible to send news photographs across oceans and sparked the global race for a functional television system.This work remains a vital resource for those interested in the history of technology, media studies, and the engineering challenges overcome by early inventors. It serves as a fascinating window into a time when the concept of seeing at a distance was moving from the realm of science fiction into a tangible reality.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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Published by D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc., New York, 1926
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First American Edition. " A practical description of the telegraphy of pictures, photographs and visual images." The first readily-available book on the wired and wireless transmission and reception of pictures. Includes a comprehensive history and full details of scanning-disk apparatus. S…hiers 840: "Historical background and references to the work of Swinton, Ruhmer, Mills, Ribbe, Andersen, Karolus, Schroter, Fournier d'Albe, Baird, and von Mihaly." x + 188pp, 99 illus. Spine cloth re-glued, otherwise a nice copy.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. "Wireless Pictures and Television" is a seminal exploration of the early technologies that enabled the transmission of images and moving pictures across distances without the use of physical wires. Written by T. Thorne Baker, a pioneer in the field of phototelegraphy, this work provides a co…mprehensive technical and historical overview of the transition from still-picture transmission to the birth of television.The book details the intricate mechanisms of the period, including the development of light-sensitive cells, the synchronization of transmitters and receivers, and the various mechanical scanning systems that preceded modern electronic displays. Baker examines the state of the art in the late 1920s, documenting the experiments and breakthroughs that made it possible to send news photographs across oceans and sparked the global race for a functional television system.This work remains a vital resource for those interested in the history of technology, media studies, and the engineering challenges overcome by early inventors. It serves as a fascinating window into a time when the concept of seeing at a distance was moving from the realm of science fiction into a tangible reality.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Published by Macmillan & Co., London, 1910
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. T. Thorne Baker. "The Telegraphy of Photographs, Wireless and by Wire", in Nature, vol 84, no. 2129, 18 August 1910, pp 220-226 (with 12 figure illustrations and diagrams) in the issue of pp 197-228. This is the full weekly issue, extracted and disbound from a larger bound volume. There is an old cer…tcial fold running through the issue. GOOD condition. This is an early work on what is basically known now as facsimiles, and is alsofor Nature, quite an extended article. Baker would publish a 146pp book in this year by about the same title, plus another edition (featuring much on the new Baird television system) in 1926.
Language: English
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Published by Macmillan published in whole Nature volume 84 page 220-226, 1910
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First Edition. cloth top of spine torn ex institution.
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1907, London, Bailliere, Tindall and Cox, ppviii + 130 + 4, colour frontispiece, black and white illustrations, green cloth. Spine faded, otherwise very good.
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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. "Wireless Pictures and Television" is a seminal exploration of the early technologies that enabled the transmission of images and moving pictures across distances without the use of physical wires. Written by T. Thorne Baker, a pioneer in the field of phototelegraphy, this work provides a co…mprehensive technical and historical overview of the transition from still-picture transmission to the birth of television.The book details the intricate mechanisms of the period, including the development of light-sensitive cells, the synchronization of transmitters and receivers, and the various mechanical scanning systems that preceded modern electronic displays. Baker examines the state of the art in the late 1920s, documenting the experiments and breakthroughs that made it possible to send news photographs across oceans and sparked the global race for a functional television system.This work remains a vital resource for those interested in the history of technology, media studies, and the engineering challenges overcome by early inventors. It serves as a fascinating window into a time when the concept of seeing at a distance was moving from the realm of science fiction into a tangible reality.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
