Let’s take a look at the evolution of the flat screen television. The modern television has undergone numerous revolutionary changes since it first appeared on the scene over one hundred years ago. While the products of the early 1900s bear little resemblance to the flat-screen HD products you own today, the same basic concept was present. We’ve created a stunning infographic that contains all the information you could ever want to know about the evolution of televisions. We hope you will enjoy exploring it and expanding your knowledge. Most people spend at least ten hours in front of the screen each week these days, and so it makes sense to find out about how it came to be that way.
The first step towards modern television was taken in 1884 when the patent office approved a design for the Nipkow Disk. It was a geometrically operating mechanical image scanning item invented by Paul Gottlieb Nipkow. The product went on to become a fundamental part of all televisions throughout the early 20th century.
Constantin Perskyi was the first man ever to coin the term “television” in 1900. He was a Russian scientist who read a paper containing the name at the International World Fair in Paris. At the time, he was working as a Professor of Electricity at the Artillery Academy of Saint Petersburg.
By 1909, the technology had advanced to the point where it was demonstrated in Paris. The instantaneous transfer of images was a success, and many onlookers were incredibly impressed by the advancement. It was at this stage that many Western governments began to make significant investments. They saw the product as the ideal propaganda tool for disseminating information to the masses.
With all the extra money, John Logie Baird was able to give a full demonstration of image amplification at Selfridges in London by 1925. The device he used relied on a Nipkow Disk to function. That was the first time the public began to realise that television was about to become something they might keep in their homes in the future.
The world’s first electronic television was created in Japan, only one year after Philo Farnsworth’s demonstration, not Selfridge’s. Kenjiro Takayanagi had designed and manufactured the device in an attempt to push Japanese technology into the mainstream. Unfortunately, he was never awarded the credit he deserved in the Western world.
The following year (1927), John Logie Baird remained committed to pushing the technology as far as it could go. He successfully transmitted a signal from London to Glasgow using a telephone line. It was the first ever demonstration of a television concept that could broadcast moving images live. He performed it in front of members of the Royal Institution and a top journalist from The Times.
EMI was the first company to invest heavily in television. By 1932, they had designed and created two camera tubes that the BBC eventually used. Less than eight years later, CBS in America began recording its newest films in colour. Other companies soon followed suit. The most memorable colour movie created during those early days was The Wizard of Oz.
There were several further advancements over the following few years. They led to the world’s first colour televisions reaching the public market in 1953. While they were far too expensive for the average family to buy, prices soon dropped as consumer demand began to rise. Those old colour televisions were heavy and bulky. They were nothing like the models you have sitting in your home today.
As we moved into the 1970s, colour televisions began to outsell black-and-white models. That helped to spell the end of black and white TV within the following decade. While there were still many of them around until very recently, most people preferred the colour alternatives.
We hope you have picked up on some significant facts and information while reading through this post. As we said at the start of the page, the new infographic we’ve created contains everything you could ever wish to know. We might have covered all the basics here today, but there is so much more to learn. The infographic spans the entire evolution of television, from its early days to the modern advancements in digital technology.
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