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begining of television
1878
William Crookes confirmed the existence of cathode rays by building a tube to display them in. -
1897
1897
German scientist Karl Ferdinand Braun constructs the cathode ray tube scanning device -
1924
In England, John Logie Baird demonstrates the first moving television pictures via a mechanical system based
on Nipkow's disk; they were recognizable human faces in 1925 and moving objects in 1926. He had shown a
still image of Felix the Cat in 1924. -
1942
1942
Television stations' air time requirement is lowered to 4 hours a week from 15. -
1947
1947
There are approximately 44,000 television sets in homes in the U.S. -
Colored TV
Color TV is released Color TV had been in development for many years. It was finally released to the public in 1950. only rich can afford it -
Black and white tv
Black-and-white portable television era begins -
moon landing broadcasted
TV from the moon Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon and the whole world saw through their television sets. The TV revolution had begun. -
Flat screen Tv
Developers at Panasonic developed and released the flat screen TV. It quickly took over the TV market. -
2009
In 2009 the American people made the switch to all-digital television viewing.
