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Frederick Bakewell

1800-09-29 – 1869-09-26

Life & Legacy

Frederick Collier Bakewell (29 September 1799 – 26 September 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 Great Exhibition of 1851 in London.

Occupation & Career

physicist, inventor

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q326419 — wikidata View source

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