Constantin Senlecq

Constantin Senlecq (Fauquembergues, 1842 - Ardres, 1934) was a French scientist and inventor who is credited with the invention of telectroscope. He worked independently of the American inventor George R. Carey , who came up with a similar idea at approximately the same time ( 1877 - 1880) .

Telectroscope was the first prototype television. It used the photoconductive properties of selenium to transmit image .

References

• Constantin SENLECQ, Le télectroscope, Typographie D'Homont, Saint-Omer, 1881. [1]

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Date of birth	1842
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Date of death	1934
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