• Motion Picture Camera

    Motion Picture Camera
    In the year of 1887, Thomas Edison has his kinetograph (motion picture camera) patented. In the image at left, Edison (right) is demonstrating his invention. (Exact Date Unknown). (The History of Film, Television & Video).
  • first tv

    Television is introduced in the United States
  • first tv

    The Federal Radio Commission issues the first television station license
  • black and white tvs

    The FCC releases the NTSC standard for black and white TV
  • color television

    Color television introduced in the U.S
  • big projection screens

    Giant screen projection TV is first marketed
  • Plasma TV

    The very first prototype for a plasma display monitor was invented in 1964 by Donald Bitzer, Gene Slottow, and Robert Willson
  • box tv

    By the start of 1993, 98% of U.S. households owned at least one box TV set. (The History of Film, Television & Video).
  • motion and pictures

    Thomas Edison continues experiments with motion pictures
  • 3D Television

    3D Television
    1 Jan 2010 In 2012, most TV manufactures released high definition 3D sets. In order to view television in 3D, you must wear modern LCD glasses that lets you view video in clear 3D. (The History of Film, Television & Video).