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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.
Radiovision was a mechanical television system that is claimed to have transmitted the earliest moving silhouettes. -
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
The first remote was called "Lazy Bones". The remote was invented by Zenith Electronics. -
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.
