History of Television

Electricity

Jan 1, 1831

Scientists begin to work with electricity.

Abbe Giovanna Caselli

Jan 1, 1862

Abbe Giovanna Caselli invents the Pantelegraph.

Photophone

Jan 1, 1880

Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison invent the invent the photophone

Charles Francis Jenkins

Jun 6, 1894

Charles Francis Jenkins projects a filmed motion picture.

Television is invented

Mar 25, 1925

John Logie Baird creates the first television.

TV demonstrated

Sep 7, 1927

Philo T. Farnsworth demonstrates the television at just 21 years old.

CBS

Jan 1, 1937

CBS becomes the first major TV network.

Colored Television

Feb 4, 1954

In 1954, the colored television begins to sell.

TV from the moon

Jul 21, 1969

Neil Armstrong's landing is brodcasted to the United States.

High Definition

Aug 14, 1969

In 1969, Nippon Hs unviels high definition TV.

Televison use

Jan 1, 1992

In 1992, about 900 million people have a TV set.

Ultra High Definition

Oct 17, 2012

Ultra High Definition TV is announced to the public.

Television use

Nov 12, 2015

Over 1 billion people own a TV set.