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| Keywords: Telephonoscope.jpg Early television/videophone concept a forecast almanac for 1879 posted in the December 9th 1878 issue of Punch See above Punch Magazine cartoon print Edison's Telephonoscope transmits light as well as sound Every evening before going to bed Pater- and Materfamilias set up an electric camera-obscura over their bedroom mantel-piece and gladden their eyes with the sight of their children at the Antipodes and converse gaily with them through the wire Paterfamilias in Wilton Place 'Beatrice come closer I want to whisper ' Beatrice from Ceylon 'Yes Papa dear ' Paterfamilias 'Who is that charming young lady playing on Charlie's side ' Beatrice 'She's just come over from England Papa I'll introduce you to her as soon as the game's over ' George du Maurier's cartoon of 'an electric camera-obscura' is often cited as an early prediction of television and also anticipated the videophone in wide screen formats and flat screens The screen is approximately 2 metres wide and appears to have an aspect ratio of 2 7 1 the same as Ultra Panavision Artist George Du Maurier Published Almanack for 1879 PD-old Retouched page is/was http //en wikipedia org/w/index php title Image 3ATelephonoscope jpg here All following user names refer to en wikipedia 2008-11-27 02 58 Mdrejhon 480×330× 92011 bytes <nowiki></nowiki> 2008-11-27 02 49 Mdrejhon 480×330× 104273 bytes <nowiki> pd-OLD </nowiki> George du Maurier Punch magazine cartoons 1878 cartoons Videophones Telephony Television technology Albert Robida Whispering Future in art | ||||
