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Paul Gottlieb Nipkow invents the idea of transmitting images
Paul Gottlieb Nipkow invented a rotating disk that could transmit pictures over a wire called the Nipkow disk. Nipkow is credited with discovering television's scanning process. -
Vladimir Zworykin filed a patent for color T.V
A successful color television system began commercial broadcasting, first authorized by the FCC on December 17, 1953. -
Philo Farnsworth became the first inventor to transmit a television image comprised of 60 horizontal lines.
Philo Farnsworth became the first inventor to transmit a television image comprised of 60 horizontal lines. The image that was transmitted was a dollar sign ($). -
Vladmir Kosma Zworkin improves the cathode ray tube.
Vladmir Kosma Zworkin improves the cathode ray tube called the kinescope that was needed for televisions at the time. -
Marvin Middlemark invented the "rabbit ears" television antennae
Among his other inventions were the water-powered potato peeler and rejuvenating tennis ball machine. -
The invention of the Flat-Screen T.V
The Flat-Screen T.V was co-invented by University Of Illinois professors Donald Bitzer and Gene Slottow. It had a single color output and used a similar technology to modern plasma T.Vs. -
The Smart-T.V
The modern day T.V is most commonly referred to as a Smart T.V. It can connect to the internet and play user-generated media such as videos on a external hard drive or YouTube.