The Farnsworth Invention

famous inventors such as Samuel F.B. Morse, responsible for the electric telegraph, and also Dr. William Thomas Green Morton, known for the invention of surgical anesthesia. Although the painting does contain very important and influential inventors to the time period of 1790-1862, there are a few well known inventors left out of his artwork. One important invention to American society was the Cotton gin, a machine invented in order to separate cotton fibers that had previously had to be done by…

Throughout time, the human race has used its intellect and creativity to produce astounding advancements in technology that have bettered the lives of generations to come. Beginning with the simple tools hunters and gatherers created in order to make their tasks more doable, to the mind-boggling technology of today, technology is forever shaping the world we live in. The twentieth century especially, was a time of achievement in which an abundance of advances were made. A truly great…

In today’s society many people love to watch television, whether it’s their favorite soap opera, a funny reality television show, or Sunday night football. Turning the television on is quick and easy with just a few buttons. Not everyone can become addicted to watching television, there is plenty of people who watch it in healthy moderation. There are many who do gradually become addictive to watching television. Television addiction is the need for the medium on the television. The medium that…

On September 7th, 1927 Philo Farnsworth and his partner Charles Francis Jenkins gave birth to the first television. Their work was so remarkable, that it has hindered world history to the extent that just after decades, over a billion people have access to a television set in their homes. Now the question emerges what is the significance of television? And what makes it so mesmerizing to the majority? Is it the crisp clear high definition realistic picture that makes us hypnotized to that cubed…

seeing in the real world. Radio had not many channels as we have today, it was the start of something unbelievable of what's about to be become. As they progress into new medias, TV had become the other major media in the 1920s. Who led by Philo Farnsworth and since he had no electricity at his time, he decided to make a TV, so he can change people's lives and find out what's going on in the real world. Nobody knew someone with no electricity thought of this idea. Radio was basically the…

The decade of the 1920s, also referred to as the Roaring Twenties or the Jazz Age, emerged after the end of the Great War, signifying the developing changes and growth of the United States. America became a booming society as more people began living in big cities as opposed to rural areas, new entertainment and pastimes were established, such as sports and movies, as a result of the increased leisure time, and the roles and views of women in society began to shift as women appeared more…