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History of The Television

By Emmett Mobley. History of The Television. The Makings of the Television. Late 1800’s Paul Gottlieb Nipkow created first mechanical module television

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History of The Television

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  1. By Emmett Mobley History of The Television

  2. The Makings of the Television • Late 1800’s Paul Gottlieb Nipkow created first mechanical module television • 1907 Campbell-Swinton and Borris Rosing both, separately, used the cathode ray tube and the mechanical scanner system to create a new television system • 1923 Charles Jenkins used Nipkow’s disc idea to create first practical mechanical television

  3. 1927-1948 • 1927 Philo Taylor Farnsworth created first working electrical television • 1928 Charles Jenkins received first television license • 1930 Charles Jenkins aired first television commercial • 1945-1948 Commercial television stations grew from 9 to 48 • 1945-1948 Cities with commercial television service grew from 8-23 • 1945-1948 Television sales increased 500%

  4. 1949-1966 • 1957 Robert Adler created the first practical/wireless television remote • 1962 First transatlantic reception of a television signal via TELSTAR satellite • The TELSTAR satellite was the product a multi-national agreement between AT&T, Bell Labs, NASA, the British Post Office, and the French National Post Office • The agreement was to develop, launch and mobilize two telecommunication satellites

  5. 1967-1995 • 1967 Most programming was in color • 1972 Color televisions were in ½ of U.S. households • 1975 Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier fight was broadcast live to those who paid for paper view • Transatlantic broadcasts changed the understanding and relationship America with the world

  6. 1967-1995 (Continued) • 1967 First VCR created by Sony, priced at $1,295 • 1985 VCR/VHS format widely popular • 1994 99% of U.S. households had at least one television • 1994 HDTV was established

  7. Television Today • Three types of televisions today Plasma, LCD and LED • Plasma the old/original version of television • LCD is the new, LED is a newer version of LCD • Plasma is currently the best • LCD has made many major advancements, but has not caught up to plasma • LED much more expensive and not very good, but will be as thin as a credit card in the future • Plasma proven more resilient when bigger

  8. Picture URLs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_television http://www.hdtv-lcd.co.uk/history-tv.htm http://hubpages.com/hub/history-of-television http://earth911.com/recycling/electronics/television/ http://funnytogo.com/pictures/tv/retro-gadgets-fair.htm http://www.explainthatstuff.com/television.html http://www2.tau.ac.il/news/engnew.asp?num_new=1888

  9. Bibliography Martinez, Jonathan. "How to Choose between Plasma, LCD and LED HDTVs." eHow. eHow, n.d. Web. 16 Sept. 2010. <http://www.ehow.com/how_5043694_choose-plasma-lcd-led-hdtvs.html>. "The History Of Television." The History Of Television. Gonzo Jezek, 2006. Web. 9 Sept. 2010. <http://www.thehistoryoftelevision.com/>. Bellis, Mary. "Television History." about.com. N.p., 2010. Web. 8 Sept. 2010. <http://inventors.about.com/od/tstartinventions/a/Television.htm>. "Historical Periods in Television Technology." FCC. Federal Communications Commission, 25 Nov. 2005. Web. 9 Sept. 2010. <http://www.fcc.gov/omd/history/tv/>.

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