Inventor
John Logie Baird
Demonstrated the first working television in 1926, using a hat box, scissors and darning needles. His mechanical system lost to electronic scanning within a decade.
John Logie Baird was a Scottish inventor, electrical engineer and innovator who demonstrated the world's first mechanical television system on 26 January 1926. He went on to invent the first publicly demonstrated colour television system and the first viable purely electronic colour television picture tube.
- Born
- 1888-08-13, Helensburgh, ScotlandA Monday
- Died
- 1946-06-14, Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex, EnglandA Friday, aged 57
- At birth
- Sun in Leo, Moon in Scorpio
- Nationality
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1888-08-13, Helensburgh, Scotland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 21°06′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 5°12′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 10°09′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 0°08′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 12°13′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 27°09′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Leo | 11°33′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Libra | 14°21′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Gemini | 2°11′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 5°53′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1946-06-14, Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 22°46′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 19°16′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 8°33′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 25°32′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 26°41′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 17°27′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Cancer | 23°47′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Gemini | 17°53′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 5°50′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Leo | 10°02′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment John Logie Baird was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.