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Jumpstart
Joseph Henry's and Michael Faraday's work with electromagnetism which starts the era of electronic communication. -
Possibilities
Scientists May and Smith experiment with selenium and light, this reveals the possibilty for inventors to transform images into electronic signals. -
Thinking
George Carey was thinking about complete television systems -
Drawings
Carey put forward drawings for what he called a selenium camera that would allow people to see by electricity. -
Resolution
Paul Nipkow sends images over wires using a rotating metal disk technology calling it the electric telescope with 18 lines of resolution. -
Television
The first International Congress of Electricity was held and is where Perskyi made the first known use of the word "television." -
Cathode Ray Tubes
Campbell Swinton and Boris Rosing suggest using cathode ray tubes to transmit images. They both develop electronic scanning methods of reproducing images. -
Iconscope
Vladimir Zworkin patents his iconscope a TV camera tube based on Campbell Swinton's ideas.
The iconscope, which he called an electric eye becomes the cornerstone for further television development. -
The BBC
The BBC begins regular TV transmissions. -
World-Wide
About 200 hundred television sets are in use world-wide. -
Color Television
Peter Goldmark invents a 343 lines of resolution color television system. -
Orthicon
Zworkin developed a better camera tube called the Orthicon. -
Television Sets
One million homes in the United States have television sets. -
Vidicon
Zworkin developed a better camera tube called the Vidicon. -
Videotape System
The first practical videotape system of broadcast quality. -
Color
Most TV broadcasts are in color. -
Giant Screen
Giant screen projection TV is first marketed. -
Direct Broadcast
Direct Broadcast Satellite begins service in Indianapolis, In. -
VHS
Super VHS introduced. -
FCC
The FCC approves ATSC's HDTV standard and a billion TV sets are world-wide. -
Plasma
The Plasma Screen became popular