Ed 380 timeline: Television

First Still Image Transferred

Apr 2, 1862

Abbe Giovanna Caselli invents his Pantelegraph and becomes the first person to transmit a still image over wires.

And We Called It Television

Apr 2, 1900

At the World's Fair in Paris, the first International Congress of Electricity was held. That is where Russian Constantin Perskyi made the first known use of the word "television."

First Moving Silhouette Images

Apr 2, 1924

American Charles Jenkins and John Baird from Scotland, each demonstrate the mechanical transmissions of images over wire circuits. John Baird becomes the first person to transmit moving silhouette images using a mechanical system based on Nipkow's disk.

first TV commercial

Apr 2, 1930

The BBC begins regular TV transmissions.

Cable TV introduced

Apr 2, 1948

Cable television is introduced in Pennsylvania as a means of bringing television to rural areas. One million homes in the United States have television sets.

A billion TV sets world-wide.

Apr 2, 1996

The FCC approves ATSC's HDTV standard.