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George Carey comes up with an idea.
George Carey dreams of a machine people used to view pictures from their homes. -
Invention of 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. [http://www.softschools.com/timelines/television_timeline/31/] -
Working Technology
A man named Paul Nipkow figured out how to send multiple pictures through wires. He used a rotating disk to move the pictures. (http://www.softschools.com/timelines/television_timeline/31/) -
Naming of the Technology
The first "television" was seen at the 1900 World Fair in Paris. History of Television (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCejR9QBOBk) -
Moving Picture
A scientist from Scotland, named 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. This is significant because this is what set this new technology apart from the rest, it wasn't just sound and radio waves. People didn't just listen but they could see what was going on. The viewer could have a personal and visual connection. Television History (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aIc7dOSUQA) -
Testing Television
The first long distance television test ran between Washington D.C. and New York. -
The First TV Station
The first station was named W3XK. It was owned by Charles Jenkins.
The modern television’s earliest ancestor was the Octagon, made by General Electric in 1928. It used a mechanical, rotating disc technology to display images on its three-inch screen. While it was never mass-produced, it played what is widely considered the world’s first television drama: "The Queen’s Messenger." (http://www.fastcodesign.com/3033336/infographic-of-the-day/how-the-television-has-evolved) -
First Major Network
CBS was the first major TV network. The network has its origins in United Independent Broadcasters Inc., a collection of 16 radio stations that was purchased by Paley in 1928 and renamed the Columbia Broadcasting System. Under Paley's guidance, CBS would first become one of the largest radio networks in the United States, and eventually one of the Big Three American broadcast television networks.
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Color TV
Color TV had been in development for many years. It was finally released to the public in 1950. In its most basic form, a color broadcast can be created by broadcasting three monochrome images, one each in the three colors of red, green, and blue (RGB). When displayed together or in rapid succession, these images will blend together to produce a full color image as seen by the viewer. This completely changed how the world watched TV. -
TV from the Moon
Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon and the whole world saw through their television sets. The TV revolution had begun.This was a broadcast that was a huge milestone for Television, being able to watch the first man on the moon. People were able to go onto the moon with Armstrong and it was something that is documented forever. (http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/armstrong-walks-on-moon) -
The Flat-Screen
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. HDTV has quickly become the standard, with about 70% of all TVs used being HD as of 2015. -
Future Development
Televisions are becoming thiner and more relevant then ever. The entertainment industry is thriving however, the physical copies of things are lacking. People are turning to electronic movies and videos instead of DVDS and Blu-ray discs. Everything instead of being right at your finger tips is just a the click of a button. -
The Medium is the Message
Television is documenting events and activities as well as producing and creating stories in an entirely new light. Television is how people are able to see and hear everything and relatively anything they want to. Television is a faster, quicker, better quality technology that is opening up new outlets for entertainment, news, and informing.
