Television has evolved significantly since its invention in the late 1800s. Paul Gottlieb Nipkow created the first basic system using a rotating disk and wires to transmit images. Philo Farnsworth later invented the first working television system using cathode ray tubes in 1927, which all modern TVs are based on. Television started in black and white but is now in color with many more channels. It has grown with the digital age and changed from large bulky sets to thinner models with remotes. Television now provides both entertainment and information to vast audiences.

1. Television The Digital Generation

2. History of Television Late 1800’s- Paul Gottlieb Nipkow created first module He sent images through wires with the help of a rotating disk 1907- A.A Campbell Swinton and BorrisRosing attempted to improve the system They used a cathode ray tube in addition to the original system This idea however didn’t work

3. History of Television (cont.) 1927- Philo Taylor Farnsworth invented a working model All modern TV’s are based on this system Television was originally in black and white Modern TV is in color

4. Roles Entertainment Information Advertising Mass Communication Distribution

5. Changes in Appearance Gotten thinner More channels Now have remotes Now more common

6. Impact Television has Made Grown with the digital age Made information easier to receive Companies are now more widely known Entertainment has boomed Thousands of show options are available Theatres are more commonly visited

7. Examples of Media Channels Fox Network CNN NBC ABC

8. Major Players Philo Farnsworth Vladimir Kosma Zworykin

9. Works Cited http://thehistoryoftelevision.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_Age The Media and Entertainment Industries: Readings In Mass Communications