MARCH OF SCIENCE.
RAPID DEVELOPMENT. PROGRESS OF TELEVISION. ■•'■•'• • 1 —■ % ; j. “TALKIES” IN THE HOUSE.. United Press Assn —Tet.—Copyright (Received Jan. 11, 11-30 a.m.) LONDON, Jan. 10. The rapidity of the world’s scientific march was strikingly manifested by two announcements to-day. Sir Ambrose Fleming, speaking at the Imperial College of Science declared that television would soon bring a cricket test match, the Lord Mayor’s Show, or a ’Vasity boatrace wirelessly upon the home screen. .While speaking of images of human faces being televised from tho Baird laboratory four miles distant, Sir Ambrose made a second announcement stating that home “ talkies ” would soon be available. They would be of minature size, and would be purchased in the same way as gramophone records- The admirers of a particular film would be able to purr chase a copy for their permanent entertainment. .x.
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Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17916, 11 January 1930, Page 5
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