History of TelevisionPart 1

Television is a creation of several inventors, the most prominent is Philo T. Farnsworth.Philo Farnsworth's invention

• 1900First known use of the word "television" at 1900 Paris Exhibition

• 1921Philo T. Farnsworth, at age 14, has a vision of electronic TV scanning while plowing hay.

• 1935 Germany begins the "first television broadcasting service in the world". Low resolution, few receivers.

History of Television/Video Production

• 1938 RCA first broadcast at World’s Fair, U.S.

• 1940 FCC creates the NTSC National Television Standards Committee

• 1941 First commercial broadcast by NBC, July

• 1941 December Pearl Harbor World War-II halted nearly all television broadcasting worldwide.

• The time period after World War-II is considered the birth of television. Families had saved money during the war years, and wanted to buy homes, cars and other luxuries denied them during the war.

• Television sets were soon added to the 'must have' list. The explosion of sets into the American marketplace occurred in 1948-1949.

• 1950-1959 was an exciting time period for television.

• In the USA, B&W television exploded onto the scene and next electronic color television and remote controls were used.

What Things Cost in 1954:Car: $1,950Gasoline: 29 cents/galHouse: $17,500Bread: 17 cents/loafMilk: 92 cents/galPostage Stamp: 3 centsAverage Annual Salary: $4,700Minimum Wage: 75 cents per hour

First color TV broadcast in 1951Color TV’s cost $1000, not many

families had color TVs' until the 1970’s

Analog to Digital Transmission

• January 2009• Tivo and DVR’s• Flat Panel and Plasma screens• Live streaming from the Internet.• Web TV-Hulu Youtube.• Smart Phones?

VCR’s?Oh where did you go?

Video Technology is changing and evolving so quickly, in sixth months there will be something new. In the four years I have been teaching Video at Maple, I have seen four different versions of cameras and software.

It is exciting to imagine what will be next year and the year after!