Television was invented in the 1920s, with J.L. Baird transmitting the first TV pictures in 1926 and Philo Farnsworth transmitting the first TV image with 60 lines, a dollar sign, in 1927. Color TV was developed throughout the early and mid-1900s, becoming commercially available in 1953. Cable TV was created in the late 1940s to provide clearer signals to remote areas, and remote controls were introduced in 1956 when Zenith brought the first "Lazy Bones" remote to homes.

1. A brief history of
television
Liam Rogers and
Jordan Saunders

2. When was Television
Invented?
• The first electrically
transmitted TV pictures
were the work of J.L. Baird,
who built his first TV
system in 1926.

3. Philo Farnsworth
• 1927, Philo Farnsworth was the
first inventor to transmit a
television image comprised of 60
horizontal lines. The image
transmitted was a dollar sign.

4. Colour TV
• Color TV was by no means a new
idea, a German patent in 1904
contained the earliest proposal. A
successful color television system
began commercial broadcasting,
first authorized by the FCC on
December 17, 1953 based on a
system invented by RCA.

5. Cable TV
• Cable television, formerly known
as Community Antenna Television
or CATV, was born in the late
1940’s. It was designed to provide
clearer TV and a reception in
areas that could not properly
receive TV channels through their
antenna

6. Remote Controls
• In June 1956, the TV
remote controller was
brought to peoples homes.
The first TV remote control
called "Lazy Bones," and
was developed in 1950 by
Zenith Electronics
Corporation (then known as
Zenith Radio Corporation).

7. Plasma TV
• The very first prototype
for a plasma display
monitor was invented in
1964 by Donald Bitzer,
Gene Slottow, and Robert
Willson.