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Paul Nipkow of Germany developed a piece of technology that he called the Nipkow disk that can transmit pictures over wire which lead to the discovery of the televison scanning principle.
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Karl Braun of Germany invents the cathode ray tube oscilloscope which leads to the development of electric television
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American inventor Charles Jenkins used the Nipkow disk idea to build the first ever mechanical tv system.
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Russian inventor Vladmir Zworykin filed a patent disclosure for a full electronic color television system
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British inventor John Logie Baird succeesfully transmitted moving pictures through mechanical disk system originaly created by Nipkow.
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Invented and demonstrated by Philo Taylor Farnsworth at the age of 21. His invention scanned images with a beam of intense electrons.
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Vladimir Zworykin of Russia invents a improved cathode-ray tube named the kinescope.
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John Logie Baird used two electron guns aimed at either site of a cyan and magenta colored phosphor plate. Dubbed the "Telechrome".
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Louis Parker invented the modern changeable television receiver which patented in 1948
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Zenith Corporation creates the first remote, hardwired to the television itself. Nicknamed the "Lazy Bones".
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Marvin Middlemark invents the rabbit ear atenna in Rego Park, Queens, New York
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The 1954 Tournament of Roses Parade was broadcasted on National TV in full RCA Color.
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Eugene Polley creates the "Flashmatic" TV remote control for Zenith Corp. Worked by shining a light onto a piezioelectric shell, but difficult to use with ambient lighting.
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Newton Minow considers Television to be a waste of time, money, and effort. He is at the time chairman of FCC.
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The live broadcast of Kennedy's Assassination was shown to the world through the Television Network.
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Cable Television comes paired with over 80,000 subcribers, completely rising exponentially.
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Shown to public audiences at First National Conference on Television for the Hearing Impaired in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Richard Sillman of Columbus, Ohio became the first director at age 16.
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Pictures of Broadcasting U.S. Bombs in Iraq were powerful tools for both governments
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At the low price of 15K, Fujitsu's 42" Plasma TV was created for an elite class of individuals. The price included in-home installation.