The article has a photo of a plaque putting Baird's death in 1946, less than 40 years old.
What happened?
He was 57, born in 1888. Died of a stroke.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Logie_Baird#Death
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He was 57, born in 1888. Died of a stroke.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Logie_Baird#Death