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The first show
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Television hrough the years
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The first TV
Philo Taylor Farnsworth was an American inventor and television pioneer. He made many contributions that were crucial to the early development of all-electronic television. -
TV becomes known
After its formal introduction at the 1939 World’s Fair, the first real commercial televisions became widely available. Sets were large pieces of equipment with about 12 inch screens. They cost about $400 to $500 and the average household income was about $1300 a year. -
Through the war
Even though the production of televisions stopped, the innovation persisted and color was introduced at the early part of the decade. This is also when the television commercial was invented. During the war, the television was used as a small propaganda machine. Encouraging people to buy bonds and support the effort. -
The Golden Age
Color becomes the wave of the future and the Remote Control is invented. Although most people had neither. More people are buying consumer electronics, by the end of 1951 and there are more than 8,000,000 TVs in the United States. -
Space age
The United States became obsessed with space travel. Everything sold had a space age edge, especially televisions. It is estimated 75 million people watched the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show.
The Vietnam War is the first conflict to be televised.
Doctors legally advertised cigarettes. -
Time is Money
Although it wasn’t the first home video game, Pong became the most popular.
The average salary is 7,500 a year and the average price for a TV was between $400 and $700 dollars.
Sesame Street debuts to children across the country. The show is still on the air after almost 40 years. -
A Better world
DVD players take over the home theater experience. Much like the VCR, DVD players were introduced a decade earlier, but took some time to gain momentum. At the beginning of the decade, DVD players were in approximately seven percent of homes; in less than 10 years, more than 80 percent of homes had a DVD player. Television programming became more risqué, pushing the FCC’s buttons and spawned some of the most loved shows of all time including “Friends,” “Seinfeld,” “Twin Peaks” and “The Simpsons. -
The Flatscreen
Less than 10 years after the DVD player’s introduction, the second wave of video players were introduced touting bett Seventy-five years ago, the television was introduced with skepticism and awe. No one truly believed it would change the way we view the world. Now, people are more attached to their televisions than ever including programming on computers and cell phones; and manufactures, broadcasters and producers are continually finding new ways to bring big entertainment to the small screen.
