1. By: Makenzie Hellums

2. In 1832 Belgian inventor, Joseph Plateau, invented the Fantascope also called Phenakistiscope or “spindle viewer,” a device that simulated motion. http://jlbmedia.com/video-production-history

3. In 1869 John Wesley Hyatt developed celluloid. It was patented in 1870 and trademarked in 1873, then later used as the base for photographic film. http://jlbmedia.com/video-production-history

4. In 1878 Edward Muybridge successfully captured a galloping horse, proving that all four of the horses feet were off the ground at the same time. He did this by setting up a series of cameras along the horses projected path. He published his work in 1882 and called it “horses in motion.” http://jlbmedia.com/video-production-history

5. In the 1880s French innovator and physiologist Etienne- Jules Marey developed the “photographic gun,” as it was often referred to, which could take multiple photographs per second. The term shooting a film was most likely derived from Mareys invention. http://jlbmedia.com/video-production-history

6. On January 1, 1891 is when the first movie was invented. http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/history-of-film-and- video-production--2

7. In 1897 the first television camera employed early versions of the cathode ray tube. http://www.ehow.com/facts_6038159_history-video- production-equipment.html

8. In 1906 Reginald Fessenden invents wireless telephony, a means for radio waves to carry signals a significant distance. http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0151956.html

9. In 1912 The Radio Act assigns three- and four-letter codes to radio stations and limits broadcasting to the 360m wave length, which jams signals. http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0151956.html

10. In 1925 Radio's The Smith Family introduces the soap opera format. http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0151956.html

11. In the early 1940s, commercially viable color films were brought to the market. http://prezi.com/jdr2cmm236xl/history-of-video- production-timeline/

12. In 1951 is when the first video camera was invented. http://www.onalaska.k12.wi.us/ohs/History.htm

13. In 1956 the Ampex Corporation used magnetic tape technology pioneered by German scientists during World War II to create the first video tape recorder. http://www.ehow.com/facts_6038159_history-video- production-equipment.html

14. In 1976 Video tape in a large cassette format introduced by both JVC and Panasonic http://www.onalaska.k12.wi.us/ohs/History.htm

15. In 1981 the still video or digital camera (the Sony Mavica single-lens reflex) was first demonstrated http://www.onalaska.k12.wi.us/ohs/History.htm

16. In 1983 the final episode of M*A*S*H draws the largest audience in TV history. More than 125 million homes tuned in. The going rate for a :30 on the 2 1/2-hour finale was $450,000. http://www.high- techproductions.com/historyoftelevision.htm

17. In 1988 Apple files a suit charging that Microsoft has pirated Apple's user-friendly graphical interface. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/telephone/timeline/timeli ne_text.html

18. In 1990 intergraph was ranked No. 1 supplier of computer- aided design, manufacturing, and engineering systems in North America and No. 2 in the world, according to industry analysts Daratech and Dataquest.