Frederick Bakewell
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Frederick Collier Bakewell (September 29, 1800 – September 26, 1869) was an English physicist who improved on the concept of the facsimile machine introduced by Alexander Bain in 1842 and demonstrated a working version at the 1851 World's Fair in London.
Born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, he eventually moved to Hampstead, Middlesex where he lived until his death. Bakewell was married to Henrietta Darbyshire with whom he had a son Robert.
In addition to his work on facsimile transmission, he held patents for many other innovations. Bakewell also wrote texts on physics and natural phenomena.
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- Birth / Death Dates
- A widely-cited online biography broken link
- Chronological Index of Patents Applied for and Patents Granted for the Year 1863 - Bennet Woodcroft - 1864
[edit] His Books
- Philosophical conversations - 1833
- Electric science; its history, phenomena, and applications - 1853
