{"product_id":"1988-the-story-of-scophony-by-thomas-singleton","title":"1988 The Story Of Scophony By Thomas Singleton","description":"\u003ch1\u003e1988 The Story Of Scophony By Thomas Singleton\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis rare, first edition, paper back book is the 1988 \u003cem\u003eThe Story Of Scophony\u003c\/em\u003e By Thomas Singleton, and is a real blast from the past taking us to the very early days of television. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is mainly a written monograph about the work of Solomon Sagall's company, Scophony Ltd, which developed a mechanical television based on the 1930s patents by George William Walton and William Stephenson. The company produced an electro-mechanical television which was, according to Wiki, far superior in picture quality and size than that developed by John Logie Baird.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSummary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e* Used Soft back cover: 152 pages, 14 chapters with black \u0026amp; white illustrations, extracts from letters and scientific publifications, and photographs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e* Author: Thomas Singleton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e* Publisher: The Royal Television Society,  Tavistock House East, London, WC1H 9HR, UK\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e* Book Condition: Very good. Some slight discolouration on the covers and book edges. No annotations. Spine is \u003c\/span\u003eslightly creased but not broken.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e* Published in 1988. First Edition. ISBN 1871527058\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e* Approximate size: Height: 21cm x Width 15cm x Depth 1cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Scophony\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eAccording to Wikipedia:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eScophony was a sophisticated mechanical television system developed in Britian by Scophony Limited. A black and white image was produced by modulating a bright light using a \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003ci\u003epiezoelectric\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e crystal vibrating a liquid lens and the scanning motion was created using mirrors mounted on high-speed rotating drums to project an image upon a screen.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScophony received investment money from initially Ferranti and then Ecko. Production was halted at the start of WW2. The company merged with the John Logie Baird company in 1948. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA nice reference book for the book collector and Television aficionado.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease click on the following link for more \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mullard-antiques-and-collectibles.myshopify.com\/collections\/vintage-and-collectible-books\" target=\"_blank\"\u003evintage \u0026amp; collectible books.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Royal Television Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40217779241109,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0303\/5122\/8972\/products\/1988_The_Story_Of_Scophony_By_Thomas_Singleton.jpg?v=1728992764","url":"https:\/\/mullardantiques.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/1988-the-story-of-scophony-by-thomas-singleton","provider":"Mullard Antiques and Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}