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Television

By KadeKuchta
  • Paul Gottlieb Nipkow invents the idea of transmitting images

    Paul Gottlieb Nipkow invents the idea of transmitting images

    Paul Gottlieb Nipkow invented a rotating disk that could transmit pictures over a wire called the Nipkow disk. Nipkow is credited with discovering television's scanning process.
  • Vladimir Zworykin filed a patent for color T.V

    Vladimir Zworykin filed a patent for color T.V

    A successful color television system began commercial broadcasting, first authorized by the FCC on December 17, 1953.
  • Philo Farnsworth became the first inventor to transmit a television image comprised of 60 horizontal lines.

    Philo Farnsworth became the first inventor to transmit a television image comprised of 60 horizontal lines.

    Philo Farnsworth became the first inventor to transmit a television image comprised of 60 horizontal lines. The image that was transmitted was a dollar sign ($).
  • Vladmir Kosma Zworkin improves the cathode ray tube.

    Vladmir Kosma Zworkin improves the cathode ray tube.

    Vladmir Kosma Zworkin improves the cathode ray tube called the kinescope that was needed for televisions at the time.
  • Marvin Middlemark invented the "rabbit ears" television antennae

    Marvin Middlemark invented the "rabbit ears" television antennae

    Among his other inventions were the water-powered potato peeler and rejuvenating tennis ball machine.
  • The invention of the Flat-Screen T.V

    The invention of the Flat-Screen T.V

    The Flat-Screen T.V was co-invented by University Of Illinois professors Donald Bitzer and Gene Slottow. It had a single color output and used a similar technology to modern plasma T.Vs.
  • The Smart-T.V

    The Smart-T.V

    The modern day T.V is most commonly referred to as a Smart T.V. It can connect to the internet and play user-generated media such as videos on a external hard drive or YouTube.