History of Television By jasonjt18 Period: Jan 1, 1200 to Jun 6, 2013 History of television Jan 1, 1602 pendulum is descovored Jan 1, 1884 Photographic film Jan 1, 1887 Motion pictur camra tomas edison invented the motion picture camra Jan 1, 1938 Proposal for color T.V. george valensi proposes color T.V. Dec 17, 1953 First color brodcast network NBC is the first color brodcasting network Feb 1, 1958 Cable T.V. Jan 1, 2005 Flat screens & HDT.V.s Jan 1, 2010 3D T.V.