John Logie BairdBirth Chart
13/08/1888 08:00
AA - Birth record in hand
Helensburgh
Scotland
56°01' ↑ North - 4°44' ← West
00:00
Sun Moon Asc
Photo: Reproduction
John Logie Baird was a Scottish engineer and inventor known for developing the first practical mechanical television systems. Between 1924 and 1926 he carried out experiments that led to the transmission of still images and, in October 1925, the first moving pictures; on 26 January 1926 he gave a public demonstration considered the first viable television system. In 1927 he founded the Baird Television Development Company, which in the following years achieved pioneering milestones, including long-distance transmissions over telephone lines, the first transatlantic transmission between London and New York in 1928, and broadcasts for the BBC. His apparatus used spinning discs and mechanical technology, enabling the first moving images despite limited resolution and quality. By the late 1930s his mechanical systems had been overtaken by electronic solutions with higher definition, but Baird also explored electronic techniques in their early stages. His work marked the formative period of television as a technological and cultural medium, leaving a legacy in the foundational phases of broadcast television.
Read more about John Logie Baird on Wikipedia
Share
Text mode
↣ Sun in Leo - 20°56' - in house 11/12
↣ Moon in Scorpio - 02°50' - in house 2/3
↣ Mercury in Leo - 09°50' - in house 11
↣ Venus in Leo - 29°56' - in house 12
↣ Mars in Scorpio - 12°08' - in house 3
↣ Jupiter in Scorpio - 27°09' - in house 3
↣ Saturn in Leo - 11°32' - in house 11
↣ Uranus in Libra - 14°21' - in house 2
↣ Neptune in Gemini - 02°12' - in house 9
↣ Pluto in Gemini - 05°53' - in house 9
↣ North Node in Leo - 00°19' - in house 11 - retrograde
↣ Ascendant in Virgo - 21°41' - in house 1
↣ Midheaven in Gemini - 18°28' - in house 10
↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Virgo - 16°22'
↣ Sun in house 11/12
↣ Moon in house 2/3
↣ Mercury in house 11
↣ Venus in house 12
↣ Mars in house 3
↣ Jupiter in house 3
↣ Saturn in house 11
↣ Uranus in house 2
↣ Neptune in house 9
↣ Pluto in house 9
↣ North Node in house 11
↣ Ascendant in house 1
↣ Midheaven in house 10
↣ Sun and Venus conjunction (9°00' separating)
↣ Sun and Jupiter square (6°12' applying)
↣ Sun and Saturn conjunction (9°24' separating)
↣ Sun and Midheaven sextile (2°29' applying)
↣ Moon and Venus sextile (2°55' separating)
↣ Moon and Mars conjunction (9°17' applying)
↣ Moon and North Node square (2°32' separating)
↣ Mercury and Mars square (2°18' applying)
↣ Mercury and Jupiter antiparallel
↣ Mercury and Saturn conjunction (1°43' applying) parallel
↣ Mercury and Uranus sextile (4°32' applying)
↣ Mercury and Neptune parallel
↣ Mercury and Pluto sextile (3°56' separating)
↣ Venus and Jupiter square (2°47' separating)
↣ Venus and Neptune square (2°16' applying)
↣ Venus and Pluto square (5°57' applying)
↣ Mars and Saturn square (0°36' separating)
↣ Mars and Equatorial Ascendant sextile (4°14' separating)
↣ Jupiter and Saturn antiparallel
↣ Jupiter and Neptune opposition (5°03' applying) antiparallel
↣ Jupiter and North Node trine (3°10' applying)
↣ Jupiter and Ascendant sextile (5°28' applying)
↣ Saturn and Uranus sextile (2°49' applying)
↣ Saturn and Neptune parallel
↣ Saturn and Pluto sextile (5°39' separating)
↣ Uranus and Midheaven trine (4°06' separating)
↣ Neptune and Pluto conjunction (3°42' applying)
↣ Neptune and North Node sextile (1°53' separating)
↣ Pluto and North Node sextile (5°34' separating)