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A television set, also called a television receiver, television, TV set, TV, or telly, is a device that combines a tuner, display, and speakers for the purpose of viewing television. Introduced in the late 1920s in mechanical form, television sets became a popular consumer product after World War II in electronic form, using cathode ray tubes .
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 21 February 2025. Scottish inventor, known for first demonstrating television (1888–1946) John Logie Baird FRSE Baird in 1917 Born (1888-08-13) 13 August 1888 Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland Died 14 June 1946 (1946-06-14) (aged 57) Bexhill, Sussex, England Resting place Baird family grave in ...
Philo Taylor Farnsworth (August 19, 1906 – March 11, 1971) was an American inventor and television pioneer. [2] [3] He made the critical contributions to electronic television that made possible all the video in the world today. [4]
The ubiquitous television set became the display device for the first recorded media for consumer use in the 1970s, such as Betamax, VHS; these were later succeeded by DVD. It has been used as a display device since the first generation of home computers (e.g. Timex Sinclair 1000 ) and dedicated video game consoles (e.g., Atari) in the 1980s.
The word television comes from Ancient Greek τῆλε (tele) 'far' and Latin visio 'sight'. The first documented usage of the term dates back to 1900, when the Russian scientist Constantin Perskyi used it in a paper that he presented in French at the first International Congress of Electricity, which ran from 18 to 25 August 1900 during the International World Fair in Paris.
Jerome H. Lemelson (1923–1997), U.S. – inventions in the fields in which he patented make possible, wholly or in part, innovations like automated warehouses, industrial robots, cordless telephones, fax machines, videocassette recorders, camcorders, and the magnetic tape drive used in Sony's Walkman tape players.
1940: The American Federal Communications Commission, (), holds public hearings about television; 1941: First television advertisements aired. The first official, paid television advertisement was broadcast in the United States on July 1, 1941, over New York station WNBT (now WNBC) before a baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies.
Released the Macintosh TV in 1993 Arcam: 2011 present Arise India: 2012 present AGA AB: 1952 - Audiovox - - Now Voxx International: AWA: 1956 1974 Baird: 1926 1980 made the first TVs, brand name after 1956 Bang & Olufsen: 1950 (prototype) present Beko - - BenQ - - Binatone - - Blaupunkt - Present BPL Group: 1980 present Brionvega: 1947 1956 ...