Flatscreen

Television

By Alyssa Cascio1
  • The cathode ray tube is invented, which is the basis for electronic television.

    The cathode ray tube is invented, which is the basis for electronic television.

    The cathode ray tube is found in many modern TV sets. The tube was invented by a German scientist named Karl Braun.
  • Charles Francis Jenkins invents radiovision.

    Charles Francis Jenkins invents radiovision.

    Radiovision was a mechanical television system that is claimed to have transmitted the earliest moving silhouettes.
  • Color Television

    Color Television

    Zworykin filed a patent for an all electronic color television. The television was not successful, but it was the first.

  • Philo Farnsworth invents the first all electronic television.

    The first image transmitted was a dollar sign. He developed the dissector tube, which is the basis of all electronic televisions.
  • First remote control for TV

    First remote control for TV

    The first remote was called "Lazy Bones". The remote was invented by Zenith Electronics.
  • First prototype for plasma TV.

    First prototype for plasma TV.

    The prototype was made by Donald Bitzer, Gene Slottow, and Robert Willson. The first plasma television to come out to general public was in 1997.