Talk:Charles Francis Jenkins

Radiofax

I found this note on a National Weather Service site today [1]:

Marine Radiofacsimile is almost 90 years old! - The earliest broadcasts of weather maps via radiofacsimile appear to have been made in 1926 by American inventor Charles Francis Jenkins in a demonstration to the NAVY. Jenkins is often credited with the invention of the motion picture and later established the first U.S. TV station, W3XK in Wash D.C. and later, Wheaton, MD. RCA and the U.S. Weather Bureau conducted further tests and began cooperative efforts in 1930. While radiofacsimile has been used for everything from transmitting newspapers to wanted posters in the past, the broadcasting of marine weather charts is today the primary application. The Smithsonian offers an interesting video: Founding Fragments - Radio Fax.

Since this technique is still in use today in the worldwide maritime industry, it seems appropriate for mention in his biography. There are also probably opportunities to link to other articles. --AJim (talk) 18:01, 23 May 2016 (UTC) I see, for instance that Radiofax#History does not list this event in the timeline. --AJim (talk) 18:17, 23 May 2016 (UTC)

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Can someone provide a link to/copy of the 6 June 1894 Richmond Telegram article?

In his How Motion Pictures Are Made (1918), Homer Croy cites a 6 June 1894 Richmond Telegram article with the head "A Genius - C. Francis Jenkins - Formerly a Resident of This City - His new Invention, The Phantoscope - The Most Wonderful Ever Invented By a Wayne County Citizen". Croy describes the event rather fanciful and his text was sometimes quoted as if from the original article (this wikipedia article being one of the guilty parties). It seems worthwhile to see what information can be found in the original report. Joortje1 (talk) 13:47, 18 September 2021 (UTC)