Television

By Cloey.thorpe

  • the era of electronic inventions

    scientists began working with electronics to make life easier. they didn't know much about how electricity worked.

  • a still picture is transferred

    the pantelegraph was invented. it could transfer an image through wires.

  • the transfer of pictures to signals

    scientists experimented with selenium. it helped them figure out that they could transform picture into signals to be sent over wires easier.

  • George Carey thinks up the TV

    he dreamed of a machine that people would use in their homes to view pictures.

  • invention of the photophone

    the photophone was invented. it could transfer sound, but they aimed for it to do the same with pictures at a higher quality.

  • the technology works

    they figured out how to send multiple pictures through wires. they used a rotating disk to move the pictures.

  • it was named television

    the first tv was seen at the 1900 world fair in Paris.

  • a new kind of TV

    scientists developed a new way to work the tv. it used something called cathode rays and a vacuum tube.

  • the moving picture is developed

    a way to capture objects in motion was developed. it was called the moving picture, and paved the way for movies and tv shows.

  • the television is tested publicly

    the first long distance television test ran between Washington DC and New York.

  • the first tv station is born

    the first station was named W3XK.

  • the tv revolution grows

    at first the tv was very small. by 1936 there were 200 sets in use, but the number grew quickly.

  • the first major tv network

    CBS was the first major TV network.

  • another world fair exhibit

    TV's were tested at the World fair in 1939 to market to the public. one of the first tv brands was RCA.

  • color TV is released

    Color tv had been developed for many years. It was finally released to the public in 1950.

  • TV from the moon

    Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon and the whole world saw through their TV sets. the TV revolution has begun.

  • the flat screen takes over

    developers at Panasonic developed and released the flat screen. it quickly took over the tv market.

  • the HDTV mandate

    in 2009, the American people made the switch to all digital television viewing.