Edgar Larner

Edgar Thomas Larner was born in the city of Norwich, Norfolk, England in 1869. His occupation was that of engineer/scientist for the GPO (General Post Office) Engineering-Telephones. In those days the GPO was a part of the Civil Service, so he was a civil servant. He was a television and radio experimenter and pioneer. He also taught at the Hackney Institute, London. He was a friend of both John Logie Baird and Philo Farnsworth. He died in 1930 at the age of 61 in Hackney, London, England.

Published articles and books

* "Radio and High Frequency Currents". London, 1923. Series (Lockwood’s Technical Manuals.)
* "Alternating Currents ..." Including “The Principles of Alternating Currents,” etc. London, 1908, 1915,1923,1929 . (Lockwood’s Technical Manuals.)
* "Crystal Sets, etc." A. Rogers & Co.: London, (1924.)
* "Radio and High Frequency Currents ..." Second edition, enlarged. V. C. Lockwood & Son: London, 1925.
* "Valve Sets: construction and maintenance". Rogers & Co.: London, 1925.
* "Practical Television, etc." (With plates.) & foreword by close friend John Logie Baird Ernest Benn: London, 1928.
* "Practical Television", etc. 2nd edition (With plates.) & foreword by close friend John Logie Baird Ernest Benn: London Van Nostrand New York, 1928
* "Present-Day Valve Sets. Construction and maintenance." Rogers & Co.: London, (1930.)

References

* [http://www.edgarlarner.org.uk www.edgarlarner.org.uk]
* The British Library