The Canberra Times - 2 July 1948
National Library of Australia
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Thursday, January 20, 2011
TUGGERANONG TELEVISION PIONEER
An interesting snippet I thought of advancing technology in the 20th century. Born at Tuggeranong in 1903 and educated at the original Tuggeranong School Dr. James Dwyer McGee is credited as having been behind the production of "the most efficient television camera in the world."
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