Archibald Low almost beat him to it by 12 years. By 1914, Low had a working 'televista', which allowed fuzzy images to be viewed at distances of up to four miles. Here's a press cutting from 1914 ...

When Archibald Montgomery Low dreamed of the future ... early forerunner of what was to become television, which he called "TeleVista." But before he could see it through, the First World War ...

Although there were some duds, such as that we would be wearing one-piece suits made from felt - Professor Archibald ... TeleVista'. Writing on the subject a decade later, Professor Low ...

Although there were some duds, such as that we would be wearing one-piece suits made from felt - Professor Archibald ...