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Invention of the Radio
Guglielmo Marconi invented the Radio with little in mind for how much it would change the world as we know it. The birthplace of the Radio was the beginning of Television as we know it. -
WWI and the Beginning of the RCA
During the First World War. The U.S. took control over the American radio to use it to their benefit for the war. Once the war ended. The U.S. decided to keep control and would support this monopoly. So the RCA was formed to maintain control. -
The Birth of the Television
The Television was invented by a man named Philo Taylor Farnsworth. Farnsworth had been working on this invention since the early 1920s. This was an amazing jump in technology and became a piece of technology that soon every family wanted in their household. -
The first Commerical
The first commercial was aired right after the U.S. baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Philidelphia Phillies. The commercial was about Bulova watches. The commercial ran for roughly ten seconds. -
The First Childen "Toy" Commercial
Television Commercials have been a fairly new sight in the TV world. But the first Children-targeted commercial was aired in April of 1952. The commercial was a "Mr. Potato Head" toy. The commercial was a wonderful success, and we still see "Mr. Potato Head" toys being bought today. -
The First iPhone Commercial
The iPhone was invented by a company named Apple. This commercial changed the way we viewed everything. The commercial had a bunch of famous people picking up home phones and saying hello. Then the screen shows the "iPhone" receiving a call and you can see it on the screen. Having a mobile device that allowed you to watch TV/movies in your hands was the future for the whole world.