Scophony

Scophony was a sophisticated mechanical television system developed in Britain by Scophony Limited. A black and white image was produced by modulating a bright light using a piezoelectric crystal vibrating a liquid lens and the scanning motion was created using mirrors mounted on high-speed rotating drums to project an image upon a screen. Several of the theater systems were installed and operated successfully but none of the receivers were sold as production was halted due to the impending war. Scophony's system used several innovative devices:

Scophony

Scophony was a sophisticated mechanical television system developed in Britain by Scophony Limited. A black and white image was produced by modulating a bright light using a piezoelectric crystal vibrating a liquid lens and the scanning motion was created using mirrors mounted on high-speed rotating drums to project an image upon a screen. Several of the theater systems were installed and operated successfully but none of the receivers were sold as production was halted due to the impending war. Scophony's system used several innovative devices: