Maurice Leblanc (engineer)
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Maurice Leblanc was a French
engineer
and industrialist.
Born in Paris
, Leblanc worked primarily in improving induction motors and alternators. He also invented an improved vacuum pump and worked in the area of refrigeration.
The December 1, 1880 French publication "La Lumière électrique", published an article by Leblanc entitles "Etude sur la transmission électrique des impressions lumineuses". In this article Leblanc outlined five functions required for a television system.
France
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engineer
Engineer
An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...
and industrialist.
Born in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, Leblanc worked primarily in improving induction motors and alternators. He also invented an improved vacuum pump and worked in the area of refrigeration.
The December 1, 1880 French publication "La Lumière électrique", published an article by Leblanc entitles "Etude sur la transmission électrique des impressions lumineuses". In this article Leblanc outlined five functions required for a television system.
- a transducer to convert light into electricity
- a scanner to break up a picture into its constituent parts
- a method of synchronising the receiver and the transmitter
- a means of converting electrical signals back into light
- a screen for viewing the image