Main content
Sorry, this episode is not currently available

The Man who Invented Stereo

Martin Shankleman profiles Alan Blumlein, an unsung but remarkable pioneer in the fields of stereo recording, television and radar systems that played a major role in World War Two.

Martin Shankleman profiles Alan Blumlein, an unsung but remarkable inventor. During the 1930s he devised the world's first stereo recording system and many of the key features of television. He went on to pioneer radar systems that played a major role in Allied victory in the Second World War. Yet his untimely death on a secret radar testing mission has left his name relatively unknown. Had he lived, according to a colleague, he would have been seen as the Michael Faraday of the 20th century.

1 hour

Last on

Sat 2 Aug 2008 20:00

Broadcast

  • Sat 2 Aug 2008 20:00