100th Anniversary of the birth of
Alan Dower Blumlein
June 29th 1903
June 29th 2003
Sunday, June 29th 2003 was the 100th anniversary of the birth
of Alan Dower Blumlein.
He was born on Monday, June 29th 1903 at 31 Netherhall Gardens (just off the
Finchley Road), in Hampstead, London.
The following is a series of photographs to celebrate the short
life of Alan Dower Blumlein,
and the long lasting legacy of his work.
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Alan Dower Blumlein taken at the family home in Hampstead
in 1907 when he was aged 4
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School photograph from Ovingdean Hall School in 1915,
aged 12
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Photograph taken from Blumlein's pilot's licence issued
15 October 1928 when he was aged 25
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Sitting on a park bench during a rare moment of relaxation
in 1934
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Alan Dower Blumlein married Doreen Lane at St John's
Church, Penzance Cornwall
on Saturday, 22 April 1933 |
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The Blumlein's with their sons Simon (born 1936) and
David (born 1938), taken around 1940
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The classic photograph of Alan Blumlein as it appears
on the front cover of my book
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Alan Dower Blumlein addressing a packed meeting of the
IEE at Savoy Place, explaning the newly installed High Definition Television
System at Alexandra Palace on 21 April 1938
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To date, the only memorial specifically dedicated to Alan Blumlein
is the Blue Plaque erected at 37, The Ridings, Ealing,
the last house in which he lived before he was killed.
Alan Blumlein Blue Plaque at 37, The Ridings, Ealing
Other Anniversaries
June 2002 - 60th anniversary of Blumlein's death
September 2002 - Defford Memorial Unveiling
Significant
Anniversaries in
2003, 2004 & 2005
November 2006 - 70th anniversary of Television at Alexandra Palace