[GreenKeys] Slightly OT, A Movie you may Enjoy-

[Bruce Gentry]

I was wrong on my belief the French invented the fax. I was referring to 
the pendulum scan fax you are, and gave incorrect credit.  Could I have 
been deceived by the French being the first to embrace and apply Mr. 
Bain's equipment, or is that idea also a mistake?  Some inventions have 
languished in their home countries until featured at French 
exhibitions,   gaining popularity there and going on to widespread 
use.   That is essentially what happened with the moving stairway  or 
escalator.

     Bruce Gentry

Sam Hallas wrote:
> Bruce Gentry wrote:
>   
>>  With France in mind, how much did they have to do with teleprinters
>>  and comparable machines? They are credited for inventing the fax
>>  machine, even though it scanned physical type faces instead of an
>>  image on paper.
>>     
>
> That struck me as odd, Bruce. The principle of FAX is generally credited 
> to Alexander Bain, a Scottish clock maker who devised a system of 
> synchronised pendulums. A Google search on "Invention of FAX" does 
> nothing to dispel that idea.
>
> Sam
>
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