site, at the base of San Francisco’s Telegraph Hill, would become “a monument commemorating his achievement.” Farnsworth entered television’s birth announcement in his journal: “The received line picture was evident this time.”Ī few years later, San Francisco Examiner editor Thomas Hunan predicted the 202 Green St. San Francisco - Fifty years ago today, Sept. They came up with several ideas - among them “televisioner” - but nobody thought of “viewer.” Philo T Farnsworth operating his first portable television transmitter unit Father of TV Philo Farnsworth is gone, almost forgotten (1977)īy James Buchanan – The Miami Herald (Florida) September 7, 1977 You’ll also find out about how scientists and academics back in the 1930s were trying to come up with the perfect name for people who watched TV. Farnsworth, who, over the past decades, has come to be appreciated as the father of modern-day television technology.īut there were people before him, too, using less-refined techniques that were really no less remarkable for their day. Here’s a look back at some of the most important inventors and largest developments in the history of television. Who invented television? Unfortunately for anyone looking for a quick answer, the first TV sets weren’t made by one single person - there were several inventors who were incredibly important to its creation and evolution.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |