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The Dream Begins
George Carey dreamed of a machine that people would use in their homes to view pictures -
The Photophone
Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison came up with the Photophone. It could transfer sound, but they aimed for it to do the same with pictures at a higher quality. -
The Technology is Made
Paul Nipkow figured out how to send multiple pictures through wires. He used a rotating disk to move the pictures. -
The First Television
The first "television" was seen at the 1900 World Fair in Paris. -
Motion Picture
John Baird developed a way to capture objects in motion. It was called the moving picture, and paved the way for movies and TV shows. -
First Television Station
The first station was named W3XK. It was owned by Charles Jenkins. -
First Network
CBS was the first major TV network. -
World Fair '39
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
Color TV was finally released to the public. -
TV From Space
Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon and the whole world saw through their television sets. The TV revolution had begun. -
Flat Screens
Developers at Panasonic developed and released the flat screen TV. It quickly took over the TV market. -
HDTV
In 2009 the American people made the switch to all-digital television viewing.
