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Philo Farnsworth
This man of the name Farnsworth set out to do work on the farm when he was inspired to scan an image of the beautiful scenery. As a result, he created an electrical current that scanned the view in horizontal lines. He used a tool called the anode finger. -
1928
Philo T. Farnsworth finally finished his invention and called it the television. -
1948 TV
Mass production of TV sets finally started. This was right after World War II. Only a few stations were on air, and broadcasting hours were limited. -
1950 TV
Almost all major cities had at least one station, and the number of homes that had a TV set rapidly increased. In fact, there were 4.2 million TV homes by this time. -
Eugene Polley
The price of the colored television dropped to $500.00. In addition, a man named Robert Adler created the first wireless remote control, and Ampex introduced the first practical videotape system for broadcasting. -
1957 TV
John F. Kennedy held the first televised presidential news conference. -
1950 V
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz negotiated a contract with CBS for the rights to film "I Love Lucy." -
1972 TV
Half the televisions in homes were colored, and sitcoms became a popular form of entertainment for families. -
2000 TV
Television dramas reached their peak. As a matter of fact, 85% of Americans owns VCRs at this time and 98% owned more than one television. -
2013 TV
Televisions today have new features including blu-ray and HD. In fact, the latest milestone of television is 3D.The future for this technology seems very bright. Eventually, the television will have new designs and will even transmit images with a higher resolution. -
Charles Francis Jenkins
