1. By: Devon Loney

2.  1862- Abbe Giovanna Caselli becomes the first person to transmit a still image using wires by inventing the Pantelegraph.  1873- It was revealed that it is possible to transform images into electronic signals.  1877- George Carey makes drawings for his invention called the selenium camera that would allow people to see by electricity.  1880- Thomas Edison and Alexander Bell theorize telephone devices that transmit images and sound.

3.  1881- Sheldon Bidwell experiments with Edison and Bell’s theory.  1884- Paul Nipkow sends images over wires.

4.  1906- Lee de Forest invents a way to amplify signals.  1907- Campbell Swinton and Boris Rosing suggest a new way to transmit images.  1923- Vladimir Zworkin patents his TV Camera tube based on Swinton’s ideas.

5.  1924- Charles Jenkins and John Baird each demonstrates mechanical images over circuit wires.  1926- John Baird operates television system with 30 lines of resolution.  1927- The U.S Department of Commerce conducts the first long distance use of television.

6.  1928- The Federal Radio Commission issues the first television station license.  1929- Vladimir Zworkin demonstrates an electronic system that can be used for transmission.  1930- Charles Jenkins broadcasts the first TV commercial

7.  1933- Iowa State University starts broadcasting weekly television programs.  1936- About 200 are in use world-wide  1937- CBS begins it’s TV development

8.  1939- Vladdimir Zworkin and RCA conduct experimental broadcast.  1940- Peter Goldmark invents black and white color resolution.  1943- Zwordin invents a better camera tube called the Orthicon.

9.  1948- Cable television is introduced to Pennsylvania.  1950- The FCC approves of the first color television.  1956- Ampex introduces a practical videotape system.

10.  1960- First split screen broadcast  1962- AT&T launches the first satellite to carry TV broadcasts.  1967- Most TV broadcasts are now in color

11.  1984- Stereo TV broadcasts approved  1986- Super VHS introduced  1993- Closed captioning required on all TV sets.  1996- FCC approves of HDTV

12. http://www.tvhistory.tv/ Http://www.high-techproductions.com/historyoftelevision.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_television http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/television.htm