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Television History Timeline

  • cathode tube invented

    cathode tube invented
    William Crookes invented the cathode ray tube.
  • in 1897 Eidophusilon tube invented

    Philippe Louthenbourg invents the eidophusilon tube that is used to move pictures to represent a natural phenomena
  • Russian Constantin Perskyi

    Russian Constantin Perskyi introduces the word television at the congress of eletricty at the worlds fair at Paris.
  • AA Cambell Swinton

    AA Cambell Swinton who lives in England proposed an electric system in which a Cathode Ray Tube could produce a image on a coated screen.
  • 1923-1924 Vladimir Zworykin

    Vladimir Zworykin who worked for the WestingHouse Eletric creates the Iconoscope a television transmission tube. In 1924 he also invents the kinescope, the reciever tube.
  • John Logie Baird

    Demonstrates the first moving television pictures. A mechancial system based on Nipkows disk; were recognizable human faces.
  • Philo Farnsworth 1927 during that time.

    Philo Farnsworth 1927 during that time.
    Transmits the first eletronic television, and applies for a patent on the first complete eletronic system. The practical demonstration of television is arranged by Bell Labs and AT&T, when Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover in Washington DC spoke to the president of AT&T in New York.
  • Dr.Emst Anderson

    GE-Owned experimental television station WGY-TV in New York transmits a 40 Minute stage production, the queens messenger.
  • Present Times

    HD T.Vs are on the top of the market and are at 1080p. The Common companies AT&T, Samsong, Sony and Apple, are all fast in responding to the remote and have more channels available, and in color!
  • Future

    We think that T.Vs will float in mid air and have 3D without 3D Glasses. Also you should be able to get Ice Cream out of the T.V. and get all the movies free!