TV and Multimedia Technology

By PAHodge
  • First Image Sent Through a Wire

    First Image Sent Through a Wire
    The image was a still picture. Moving pictures would not be transmitted through a wire for 65 more years.
  • Selenium Research

    Selenium Research
    Two scientists research the checmichal selinium and realize that it makes transmitting pictures through wire alot easier.
  • TV's are thought of

    TV's are thought of
    The first television will come much later, but George Carey in 1876, was one of the first people to have an idea for the TV.
  • Photophone

    Photophone
    The photophone could transmit sound through wires and many inventors wanted to pair this innvention with video to give the movie more drama, and suspense because of the inclusion of music.
  • TV Technology is Possible

    TV Technology is Possible
    Paul Nipkow discovered how to send multiple pictures through wires and made them appear to be moving because of a rotating disk he used. Although television was still not invented, this proved the technology worked.
  • Television is Created

    The first television was introduced at the World's fair in Paris in 1900.
  • Television is Revised

    7 years after the worlds fair, more scientists started to work on television and some created a television using cathodes and vaccuum tubes, this type of TV lasted for a very long time.
  • First Way to Capture Moving Pictures

    First Way to Capture Moving Pictures
    The first way to capture moving photos was invented in 1924. Instead of having to move several pictures around a loop, full motion pictures could be recorded.
  • First Moving Image Transmitted through Wire

    The first moving image was transmitted through wire between Washington D.C. and New York City.
  • First TV Station

    First TV Station
    The first station was named W3XK. It was owned by Charles Jenkins.
  • More and More

    In 1936, there were about 200 TV's, but the number quickly grew causing more TV stations to appear.
  • First National TV Network

    CBS is the first large national TV network in the U.S.
  • TV Brand

    At the world fair in 1939, TV's were tested and the first television brand was born. RCA
  • Color TV

    Color TV
    Color television had always been a dream of some people. It was released to the public in 1950.
  • Television From Space

    Television From Space
    When Neil Armstrong landed on the moon, it was watched all over the United States. This also helped grow the television revolution.
  • Flatscreen

    Panasonic invents the first flat screen TV and the new TV revolution is born.
  • HDTV

    Better quality TV's started to spring up, including HD, and 4k resolutions.
  • CBS Shut Down

    CBS is shut down for scandals on trying to tamper with other networks broadcasting systems.
  • CBS is replaced

    FWR is the new TV station that replaced CBS. FWR brings a whole new type fo news and tv to the faces of americans.
  • TV's with a new method

    The first TV with diamond led's was made. The diamonds caused the colors in each TV to be much stronger and deeper than any TV before.
  • TV gains more popularity

    TV gains more popularity
    99% of the world now has a TV, more than ever before.
  • 16k Resolution

    16k resolution, a step up from 4k and 8k
  • TV Broadcasted From Mars

    TV Broadcasted From Mars
    A camera on Mars led to the first live broadcasting of a human on mars.
  • Television has over 1,000,000

    Over the entire globe, there are now over 1,000,000 tv channels to choose from. The largest number ever.
  • First Realistic Simulator

    An all around TV with screens at 16k resolution, bring visitors the thrill of their life. The simulator brings an almost realistic view through television.
  • Smellevision

    Smellevision is introduced and is loved by kids and adults alike. The smellevision contains several harmless fluids and sprays them out through the TV if a bad/good smell is seen in a movie. The smell dissioates in under 20 seconds.
  • TV Dies Down

    With the invention of personal viewing goggles, TV started to decline in America. The viewing goggles became much more popular in all households and some houses do not own TV's annymore.