Television Timeline

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  • 1884

    1884
    The German Paul Nipkow, invented in 1884 the first mechanical television, it was named, the Nipkow disc.
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    Television History

    History of the television since 1884 to nowadays.
    Presented by:
    DANIEL ORTIZ PACHECO
    LISNEY JURENNI GÓMEZ BERDUGO
    MAGRETH JOHANA SANCHEZ GUILLÍN
    MARIA NELLY MAFFIOLD PAVA

  • 1910

    1910
    In 1910, the Nipkow disc was used in the development of the television systems of the early twentieth century.

  • 1926

    1926
    The television patent was filed in 1926 by John Logie Baird.

  • 1927

    1927
    In 1927, Baird transmitted a signal to 438 miles through a telephone line between London and Glasgow.

  • 1927

    1927
    The first television broadcasts were made by the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) in England in 1927 and the CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) and NBC (National Broadcasting Company) in the United States in 1930.

  • 1928

    1928
    In 1928 Baird founded the company Baird TV Development Co to commercially exploit TV. This company got the first transatlantic television signal between London and New York.

  • 1937

    1937
    In 1937, regular electronic TV broadcasts began in France and the United Kingdom.

  • 1938

    1938
    The first color television was invented by John Logie Baird in 1938.

  • 1947

    1947
    In 1947 John Bardeen, Walter Houser Brattain and William Bradford Shockley developed the first transistor in the United States

  • 1955

    1955
    The first remote control was invented in 1955, it was produced and distributed by Zenith.

  • 2005

    2005
    In 2005, flat screens and HDTVs were presented to the market.

  • 2010

    2010
    In 2010 3D TVs were introduced to the market.

  • 2014

    2014
    The first curved TV was commercialized in 2014 by Samsung.