History of Television

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  • Photophone

    Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison created the Photophone. Which could transfer sound and pictures of high quality through wires.

  • Television (Black and White)

    The first "Television" was seen at the world fair in 1900.

  • Moving Picture

    John Baird created a motion picture which made the way for movies and TV shows.

  • First TV Station

    The first station was named W3XK.

  • First Major Network

    CBS was the first major TV network.

  • First TV company

    The first TV company was named RCA. It was shown at the 1939 World Fair.

  • Color TV

    Color TV had been developing for many years, but it was not released into the public until 1950.

  • TV from the Moon

    When Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon, everyone in the world was able to see it through their TV sets.

  • The Flat Screen TV

    People at Panasonic were able to make a flat screen TV and release it to the public. It quickly took over the TV market.

  • HDTV Mandate

    In 2009, people in America were able to switch to all digital television viewing