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Electronic Devices (1830s)
Electronic devices started being designed by scientists. -
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Television Development
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The Pantelgraph
Giovanni Caselli, an Italian Physicist, invented the Pantelgraph. A device that could transfer still images. Technology was soon on its way to developing the TV. -
The Concept
'George Carey thinks up the TV'... George was the first known person come up with the concept of the Television, a contraption that people could have to view images. -
One of the First Models
In 1900, the first model design of a television was displayed in Paris, France. A working model was soon to be developed. -
Moving Pictures
A Scottish man named John Baird found a way to capture movement. -
First Working Television
The first working, electronic television model was designed by Philo Taylor Farnsworth in San-Fransisco, USA. Other television models had been designed before Farnsworth's design, but none of them successfully worked. Fun fact: Farnsworth lived most of his early life with no electricity. -
The First Channel
The first TV station was created by Charles Jenkins, it was named W3XK. -
Introducing the coloured TV
Coloured TV was successfully broadcasted in the USA. http://history1900s.about.com/od/1950s/qt/Color-TV.htm -
(1960s) Coloured TV
The Coloured TV was finally introduced to most countries around the world and by the mid 70s, the majority of TV watchers had coloured TVs. -
Flat Screen TV
The first model of a flat screen TV was designed. The design became public later that year.
