Television has become a big part of our lives, helping us get news and entertainment and other things. Who first invented the television? It’s hard to give credit to just one person, but two important inventors are John Logie Baird and Philo Farnsworth. Baird created the first working mechanical television in 1926, while Farnsworth sent the first electronic image in 1927. These inventions helped make the TV we know today.
The first TV show is called The Queens Messenger, which Baird made in 1928. It had two actors and was shown to a small audience of people, proving that TV could tell stories and entertain people. Television started to become available to everyone as technology improved. When was Commercial broadcasts began in the United States in 1936. But it wasn’t until after World War II that TVs started showing up in homes. Families and others were very excited to gather around the TV for their favorite shows. The first TV for sale in the US was sold by RCA in 1939 during the New York World Fair. This introduced many people to the new technology and got them interested in buying a TV.
The late 1940s and 1950s were known as the Golden Age of Television. Popular shows like I Love Lucy became favorites for many families, influencing American culture. In 1960s, color television was introduced, allowing viewers to enjoy shows in color, which made watching them even more fun. In the 1970s and 1980s, cable and satellite TV became popular. They gave people more channels and programming choices. This change led to many new shows and networks. The move to digital broadcasting in the 2000s improved picture and sound quality, bringing flat-screened and smart TVs to homes.
Today, television is still a big part of our lives, constantly changing with new technology and keeping us connected to the world.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_television
https://www.history.com/news/who-invented-television
https://www.britannica.com/technology/television-technology
https://stephens.hosting.nyu.edu/History%20of%20Television%20page.html
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