Constantin Senlecq (Fauquembergues, 1842 – Ardres, 1934) was a French

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and

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who is credited with the invention of

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. He worked independently of the American inventor

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, who came up with a similar idea at approximately the same time ( 1877–1880) .

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was the first prototype

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. It used the photoconductive properties of selenium to

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. File:Maison de Constantin Senlecq - Ardres.jpg, House or real-life experience and died, Constantin Senlecq - Ardres, France. File:Maison de Constantin Senlecq - Plaque commémorative.jpg, House of Constantin Senlecq - Commemorative tablet.

References

* Constantin SENLECQ, ''Le télectroscope'', Typographie D'Homont, Saint-Omer, 1881

French physicists French inventors Television pioneers 1842 births 1934 deaths {{france-tv-bio-stub