the history of the Television

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  • joseph plateau invents phantascope

    Joseph Plateau invents a toy called the Phantascope which shows a series of staged drawings which are displayed on a spinning disc creating an illusion of motion is created. This is considered the first motion picture device
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  • constantin perskyi uses the word television

    constantin perskyi uses the word television
    Constantin Perskyi made the first known use of the word "television."

  • campell swinton and boris rosing

    Campbell Swinton and Boris Rosing suggest using cathode ray tubes to transmit images via Electronic television.

  • vladimir zworykin

    vladimir zworykin
    Vladimir Kosma Zworykin patents his iconscope television transmission tube leading the way for further advancement in the television.

  • birth of t.v.

    Television is introduced in the United States

  • first T.V commercial

    first T.V commercial
    Charles Jenkins broadcasts the first TV commercial.

  • television design created

    January: Direct projection television with a 15ft by12ft screen is installed at the 1,190 seat Marble Arch Pavilion by Baird Company.

  • peter goldmark

    peter goldmark
    Peter Goldmark invents a 343 lines of resolution color television.

  • color t.v

    Color television introduced in the U.S.

  • modern day

    modern day
    Television signals in both analog and digital formats