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Scientists
reveals the possibilty for inventors to transform images into electronic signals -
Karl Ferdinand Braun
Invented cathode ray tube -
John Logie Baird
Publicly demonstrates the first mechanical tv system in London -
First TV
the electronic television was successfully displayed for the first time -
First live drama
The Queen's Messenger, a one-act play broadcast, was the world's first live drama on television. -
First major television network
CBS was the first -
Color TV
The first sets for this system were sold in 1954 using a 15 inch screen. Later that year, 19 inch sets were made -
HBO
Nation's first successful pay cable service launches -
Flat Screen
Panasonic released their flat screen -
HDTV
All digital television switch
