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16 Cards in this Set
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1880's
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idea for televison first surfaced in science fiction books
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1884
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Paul Nipkow developed rotating disk
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1827
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Farnsworth invented dissector tube
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1827
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1st public televison boradcat in England
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1928
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1st American Television Drama "The Queen's Messenger"
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190's
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Sarnoff perfected television
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April 30, 1939
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1st regular basic television broadcast at the World's faire in NY
Considered the debut of Television to the world |
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1940's
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1st televisions were approx. 5 in accross the screen, B&W coloring for $200-$600
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WWII
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end of new technology growth
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WWII
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only 6 television transmitters broadcat in US during war
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1980's
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video recording entered the market
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1980's
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cable television entered the market
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1984
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FCC eliminated the 16 min per hour limit television stations had to follow and allowed them to air as many commercials as they wanted
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1985
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FCC ruled that a network con only have 12 VHF stations
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television
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instantanious transmission of images by electronic means over electrical transmission lines or by electromagnetic waves
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heaviest viewers
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senior citizens and house wives
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