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First Still Image Transferred
Abbe Giovanna Caselli invents his Pantelegraph and becomes the first person to transmit a still image over wires. -
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100 Years of Television: The Invention
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Experimenting
Scientists May and Smith experiment with selenium and light. This reveals the possibilty for inventors to transform images into electronic signals. -
18 Lines of Resolution
Paul Nipkow sends images over wires using a rotating metal disk technology calling it the electric telescope with 18 lines of resolution. -
Television is named
At the World's Fair in Paris, the first International Congress of Electricity was held. That is where Russian Constantin Perskyi made the first known use of the word "television." -
First Mechanical Television System
Lee de Forest invents the Audion vacuum tube that proved essential to electronics. The Audion was the first tube with the ability to amplify signals. Boris Rosing combines Nipkow's disk and a cathode ray tube and builds the first working mechanical TV system. -
First Moving Silhouette Images
American Charles Jenkins and John Baird from Scotland, each demonstrate the mechanical transmissions of images over wire circuits.John Baird becomes the first person to transmit moving silhouette images using a mechanical system based on Nipko's disk. -
30 Lines of Resolution
John Baird operates a television system with 30 lines of resolution system running at 5 frames per second. -
First Long Distance Use
Bell Telephone and the U.S. Department of Commerce conduct the first long distance use of television that took place between Washington D.C. and New York City on April 7th. Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover commented, “Today we have, in a sense, the transmission of sight for the first time in the world’s history. Human genius has now destroyed the impediment of distance in a new respect, and in a manner hitherto unknown.” Philo Farnsworth trasmitted the blurry image of a line. -
First Television Station License
The Federal Radio Commission issues the first television station license (W3XK) to Charles Jenkins. -
First TV Studio
John Baird opens the first TV studio, however, the image quality was quite poor. -
First TV Commercial
Charles Jenkins broadcasts the first TV commercial. The BBC begins regular TV transmissions. -
200 Television Sets Worldwide
About 200 television sets are in use world-wide.The introduction of coaxial cable, which is a pure copper or copper-coated wire surrounded by insulation and an aluminum covering. These cables were and are used to transmit television, telephone, and data signals. -
343 Lines of Resolution
Peter Goldmark invents a 343 lines of resolution color television system. -
One Million Television Sets
One million homes in the United States now have television sets. -
Colour Television
The FCC approves the first color television standard which is then replaced by a second in 1953. -
First Remote Control
Robert Adler invents the first practical remote control called the Zenith Space Commander. It was proceeded by wired remotes and units that failed in sunlight. -
Telstar: The First Satellite
AT&T launches Telstar, the first satellite to carry TV broadcasts - broadcasts are now internationally relayed.
