The Invention of the Television

By s883297

  • Still Picture is Transferred

    Still Picture is Transferred
    Abbe Giovanna Caselli invented the Pantelegraph, it could transfer an image through wires.

  • The Transfer of Pictures to Signals

    The Transfer of Pictures to Signals
    Two scientists, Smith and May, experimented with selenium. It helped them figure out how to transform pictures into signals to be sent over wires more easily.

  • Invention of Photophone

    Invention of Photophone
    Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison came up with the Photophone. It could transfer sound.

  • Television

    Television
    The first "television" was seen at the 1900 World Fair in Paris.

  • The Moving Picture

    The Moving Picture
    John Baird developed a way to capture objects in motion.

  • The First Major Television Network

    The First Major Television Network
    CBS was the first major TV network.

  • Color TV is released.

    Color TV is released.
    Color TV had been in development for years. It was finally released to the public in 1950s.

  • TV from the moon

    TV from the moon
    Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon and the whole world saw through the television sets.

  • The Flat Screen

    The Flat Screen
    Developers at Panasonic developed and released the flat screen TV.

  • The HDTV Mandate

    The HDTV Mandate
    The American people made the switch to all-digital television viewing.