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History Of The Television

  • Big question

    Big question
    A lot of people think that electronics were developed during WWI or WWII,
    That info is false, that was when computers were being developed. Electronics were developed in 1831, where scientist didn’t know much about electronics.
    My Big Question: What technological advancement were involved, and how we went from the first 1830 tv to Smart tvs.
  • Period: to

    Television Timespan

    A lot of people think that electronics were developed during WWI or WWII,
    That info is false, that was when computers were being developed. Electronics were developed in 1831, where scientist didn’t know much about electronics.
  • One of the first electronics

    One of the first electronics
    The television was one of the first electronics to be invented, it was at first studied by Abbe Giovanna Caselli, in 1862, who found a way to transfer an image through wires.
  • May and Smith

    May and Smith
    In 1873, two scientist named, Smith and May, tried to simplify Abbe Giovanna Caselli invention, by allowing the image to be able to transfer a signal.
  • George Carey

    George Carey
    In 1876, George Carey dreamed of having a machine, that could show you moving pictures, and allowing people to have it in there homes. Thus, began the idea of, the couch potato.
  • Bell and Edison Get Innvolved

    Bell and Edison Get Innvolved
    In 1880, Alexander Grahm Bell, and Thomas Edison, invented the Photophone, It was capable of transfering sound, but they also aimed for it to do the same with pictures at a better quality.
  • Paul Nipkow and the discs of rotation

    Paul Nipkow and the discs of rotation
    Four years later, a dude named, Paul Nipkow, cracked the code, and was able to show multiple by adding a rotating disc in the tech.
  • World Fair In Paris

    World Fair In Paris
    In 1900, The television was first introduced to the public at the World Fair in Paris.
  • V2.0

    V2.0
    In 1907, Scientist beefed up the invention by adding vacuum tubes, and cathode rays.
  • Hello Hollywood!!!

    Hello Hollywood!!!
    In 1924, a guy named John Baird, from Scotland, found out a way to capture objects in motion, which was the development that paved the way for Hollywood.
  • CABLE!!!

    CABLE!!!
    A year later, Scientist tested the first longway television test, which happened from Washington D.C. To New york.
  • W3XK

    W3XK
    Two years after that, the first television station was started, named W3XK, and was owned by a man named, Charles Jenkins.
  • It Grows!!!

    It Grows!!!
    In 1936, there were 200 television sets in use
  • Here we go again!

    Here we go again!
    Later, in 1939, The Televison once again, was shown at the World Fair.
    The different brands were being tested, one that is still here today being, RCA.
  • CBS

    CBS
    11 years after that, CBS, the worlds first major television network, was born, and is still going strong today!
  • We Have Colour !!!

    We Have Colour !!!
    In 1950, Color televisions have been in development for years, and were FINALLY released to the public.
  • One small step for wires, one HUGE step for imaging

    One small step for wires, one HUGE step for imaging
    19 years after that event, probably the biggest television broadcast in the world was broadcasted, would, anyone like to guess what it was??? NALOTM
  • Then Panasonic Came Along

    Then Panasonic Came Along
    In 1997, the flatscreen television was made and introduced to the public, by Panasonic, and took over the television market FAST!!!
  • Does Dang Computers Screwed Everything Up!!!

    Does Dang Computers Screwed Everything Up!!!
    In 2009, people made a switch to Digital Television viewing, so, televisions are no longer used as much as they once were.
  • Conclusion

    Conclusion
    Now we come to this day, Nov 27, 2014. I would like everyone to tell me, how often they are on there tv now?
    How many people are on there computer nowadays? In conclusion, my answer to my big question was stating the facts in a timeline of the major events, from how we went from 1830, to nowadays.