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By the 1920s, when amplification made television practical, Scottish inventor John Logie Baird employed the Nipkow disk in his prototype video systems. On 25 March 1925, Baird gave the first public demonstration of televised silhouette images in motion, at Selfridge's Department Store in London.
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In the 1930's 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. http://tv.toptenreviews.com/standard/television-through-the-decades-and-the-ways-it-changed-our-world.htm
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_control This is the first remote contral made for a T.V.
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The post-war economy was strong and the late 40’s saw a boom in television production. Two types of models surface the tabletop and console. http://tv.toptenreviews.com/standard/television-through-the-decades-and-the-ways-it-changed-our-world.htm
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More people are buying consumer electronics, by the end of 1951 and there are more than 8,000,000 TVs in the U.S.
By the end of the decade, a 21-inch black and white set was about $200 and the average 21-inch color set was almost $500. http://tv.toptenreviews.com/standard/television-through-the-decades-and-the-ways-it-changed-our-world.htm -
Often the 60’s are seen as the end of an era. An age of innocence seen in the 1950s died and would never be seen again in the United States. After the assignation of President Kennedy, families gathered around to watch the news depicting a changing social climate and growing hostility toward an oppressive government. Americans begin to get more news from the television than the newspaper.
The United States became obsessed with space travel. Everything sold had a space age edge. http://tv.topt -
Sesame Street debuts to children across the country. The show is still on the air after almost 40 years.
Nighttime broadcasts broke the traditional molds. Couples were now sleeping in the same beds, actresses could show their belly buttons and “All in the Family” and “MASH” are two of the most popular evening programs.
TV was between $400 and $700 dollars.
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