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Charles Jenkins creates a mechanical TV called “Radiovision” allowing radio receivers to broadcast moving pictures.
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Philo Farnsworth develops the dissector tube leading to the first successful demonstration of a fully electronic television system.
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John Logie Baird successfully demonstrates the first color television transmission.
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Vladimir Zworykin invents a cathode-ray tube called the kinescope, essential for live TV transmission.
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The first electronic TV set is the DuMont Model 180, sold for $395 which would be equal to $6,500 today.
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt is the first president to appear on TV at the New York World's Fair.
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FCC standardizes improved image resolution standards second from 441 lines to 525 and 30 frames per.
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The "Telezoom", a wired remote control capable of only enlarging the picture, is released for the Garod Model TV set.
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The first all-electronic color television sets are sold by Westinghouse and RCA for $1,000 which would be equal to $8,700 today.
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Robert Adler invents the first wireless remote control, the “Zenith Space Command”.
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The first televisions signals are relayed through space via the Telstar 1 communications satellite.
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Neil Armstrong walks on the moon and an audience of 720 million watches this event live.
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8.8 million color sets were sold, finally surpassing the sales of black and white sets.
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JVC’s VHS home recording format debuts eventually dominating over the original home recorder, Sony’s Betamax.
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The final episode of MASH becomes the most watched television program in history.
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Cable service becomes available to 68% of all households.
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HDTV standards are set at 1080i offering 6x the resolution of the conventional 480i SDTV format.
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Digital satellite dishes hit the market and become the biggest selling electronic item in history, next to the VCR.
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Numerous Satellite and Cable companies launch dual-tuner DVRs, offering the feature to record live programs.
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Smart TVs debut allowing users to access the web, apps, movies and photos.
