Television development in the USA commenced, in a practical way, in 1923 - the year in which J.L. Baird began his television activities - with the work of Charles Francis Jenkins. Jenkins was not Baird's contemporary in age, for he was born 21 years before Baird. Unlike the Scottish pioneer, the American inventor had been associated with the reproduction of moving images, by either picture telegraphy or cine film, from an early age.

Inspec keywords: history; telegraphy; television applications

Other keywords: Charles Francis Jenkins; chief engineer; television development; formative years; moving images; cine film; picture telegraphy; J L Baird; US commence; Scottish pioneer; international history; lone inventor

Subjects: Other applications of television and video systems