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1927
The first electronic TV was created by Philo Farnsworth by capturing moving images and projecting them on a screen. He made the first TV in September 7, 1927 while living in Los Angeles, California. Source: “Philo Farnsworth Invents the First All-Electronic Television.” Philo Farnsworth Invents the First All-Electronic Television : History of Information, https://www.historyofinformation.com/detail.php?entryid=707. -
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1954
The first color TV set was produced by RCA in 1954. The model was called the RCA CT-100 Color and it could project colored images onto a TV screen. Source: Ellsworth, Kellar. “RCA Manufactures the 1st Ever Color TV Set at 12.5 Inches, $1,000.” Groovy History, 25 Mar. 2020, https://groovyhistory.com/rca-1st-color-tv-ct-100. -
1955
By 1955, half of all households in the U.S. contained a TV. After World War 2 ended, companies like RCA started making a lot more TV sets which increased the amount of TV's that people had. Many new broadcasts were being created (many with color) like NBC which also made more people want a TV of their own. Source: “Golden Age of Radio in the US.” The End of the Golden Age and the Rise of Television | DPLA, https://dp.la/exhibitions/radio-golden-age/radio-tv. -
1997
The first flat screen TV was introduced by the company Fujitsu in 1997. The TV was about 3 inches thick which was very thin for TV's at the time and weighing about 40 pounds. The screen was also about 42 inches diagonally which was a pretty big TV for this time period. Source: Santo, Brian. “The Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame: Fujitsu Plasma TV.” IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 7 Mar. 2022, https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-consumer-electronics-hall-of-fame-fujitsu-plasma-tv. -
2005
The first LED TV was released by the company Sony in 2005. This TV greatly contributed to the modern day TV since many TV's now have LED built in them for a better viewing experience. Source: “Definition of LED TV.” PCMAG, https://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/led-tv.
