Technology Timeline

  • Scientists

    Scientists

    reveals the possibilty for inventors to transform images into electronic signals
  • Karl Ferdinand Braun

    Karl Ferdinand Braun

    Invented cathode ray tube
  • John Logie Baird

    John Logie Baird

    Publicly demonstrates the first mechanical tv system in London
  • First TV

    First TV

    the electronic television was successfully displayed for the first time
  • First live drama

    First live drama

    The Queen's Messenger, a one-act play broadcast, was the world's first live drama on television.
  • First major television network

    First major television network

    CBS was the first
  • Color TV

    Color TV

    The first sets for this system were sold in 1954 using a 15 inch screen. Later that year, 19 inch sets were made
  • HBO

    HBO

    Nation's first successful pay cable service launches
  • Flat Screen

    Flat Screen

    Panasonic released their flat screen
  • HDTV

    HDTV

    All digital television switch