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![A 19th Century Scottish inventor, Alexander Bain, is to be awarded an Emmy by the US television industry almost 140 years after his death. A 19th Century Scottish inventor, Alexander Bain, is to be awarded an Emmy by the US television industry almost 140 years after his death.](http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/660/cpsprodpb/F3EB/production/_87234426_bain_closer.jpg)
A 19th Century Scottish inventor, Alexander Bain, is to be awarded an Emmy by the US television industry almost 140 years after his death.
![SunStar Strategic on Twitter: "In 1843, Scottish inventor and clockmaker Alexander Bain received a patent for the first fax machine #tbt http://t.co/nSD3oOcxhL" / Twitter SunStar Strategic on Twitter: "In 1843, Scottish inventor and clockmaker Alexander Bain received a patent for the first fax machine #tbt http://t.co/nSD3oOcxhL" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BnrgNM4CMAM8dsX.png)
SunStar Strategic on Twitter: "In 1843, Scottish inventor and clockmaker Alexander Bain received a patent for the first fax machine #tbt http://t.co/nSD3oOcxhL" / Twitter
![Thinking West: Alexander Bain and the Great (Western) Migration of the 1840s – El Portal Literary Journal Thinking West: Alexander Bain and the Great (Western) Migration of the 1840s – El Portal Literary Journal](https://elportaljournal.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/fax.gif)
Thinking West: Alexander Bain and the Great (Western) Migration of the 1840s – El Portal Literary Journal
![Electromagnetic printing telegraph invented by Alexander Bain, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. IAM-WHA-092-0688 | agefotostock Electromagnetic printing telegraph invented by Alexander Bain, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. IAM-WHA-092-0688 | agefotostock](https://previews.agefotostock.com/previewimage/medibigoff/a03cd17d78175274e451760db669e275/iam-wha-092-0688.jpg)
Electromagnetic printing telegraph invented by Alexander Bain, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. IAM-WHA-092-0688 | agefotostock
![Pencil drawing of Alexander Bain (1810-1877) who invented the first facsimile equipment for use in communications, the chemical telegraph. It was used... - SuperStock Pencil drawing of Alexander Bain (1810-1877) who invented the first facsimile equipment for use in communications, the chemical telegraph. It was used... - SuperStock](https://cdn.superstock.com/1895/Comp/1895-9727.jpg)