Television

Many people lay claims to the birth of the television; in fact, as many as 5 different men have been cited as the "father of the television". Now the texts and records are, understanderably, pretty unclear on this matter, because there were many reincarnations of the TV, and not all of them look alike. The first generation of the TV was not entirely electronic; it had a small motor with a spinning disc and a neon lamp behind the display, and that worked together to bring the viewer a happy, blurry picture of some vague reddish-orange motion around the size of a postage stamp. Obviously, it wasn't much of a success, so in the years between 1935 and 1939, men and women around the world worked hard to perfect the television. The first television set to be sold in America after the war was the 1946 RCA 621-TS. What with a stylish art deco design and styling (on which John Vassos, a well-known designer at that time, worked on), around 2000 sets were sold in less than 2 months. However, only a 100 sets or so remain in good condition in this present day and date. Black and white television exploded on the scene in the 1950s, while 1955 saw the birth of a true electronic television complete with the couch potato's item of choice: the remote controller. It was this time where the child that was television grew up into the hulking quarterback teenager.

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