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first idea of the television is proposed
a 23-year old german university student named paul nipkow proposed and patented the first electromechanical television system. -
first electronic tv
the first television system using fully electronic scanning and display elements was in vented by hungarian engineer Kálmán Tihanyi. -
first recording system
scottish inventer john baird invented the worlds first video recording system. -
first British television broadcast
The first British television broadcast was made by Baird Television's electromechanical system over the BBC radio transmitter. -
the US is the first country to have tvs in houses
the united states was the first country to get television between 1930-1939 -
first flat tv
the first flat panel display system was invented by Kálmán Tihanyi -
small amount of comercials on first tvs
programs were hosted by single advertisers during the 1940s and into the 1950s -
world's first 625-line television
The world's first 625-line television standard was designed in the Soviet Union. -
first broadcast in 625-line standard
The first broadcast in 625-line standard occurred in Moscow. -
many people in the UK own tvs
it is estimated that approximately 26.8 million UK private domestic households own televisions, with approximately 25 million TV Licences in all premises in force as of 2010