Television
Aldis Isaac
Background
Before the invention of television, there were more close knitted families and people relied more on story-telling, reading books and spending quality time with family and friends. People were more focused on homemade fun and placed more value on having dinner together. Simply, people did everything together. Most rooms were dark and cold and you would have spent your time in one big smoky room together. People would play games, devise riddles and puns and read aloud extracts from different books to each other.[1]
In the 18th century, many writers were writing about the effects of the electric picture and the connections it would have on everyday life. The best known of these early writers on the subject of distant electric vision and the most accurate predictor was a prominent British electrical engineer, named A. A. Campbell Swinton, who proposed the idea of an entirely electronic video system in 1908. [2]
Turning Point
By the last half of the nineteenth century, humans had compiled enough knowledge about the fine structure of matter as to be able to locate and process certain basic materials that had light-sensing and light-emitting properties. Television really began in 1884, when 23 year old German engineering student, Paul Nipkow, took the first practical step to establish the first electromechanical television system which employed a scanning disk.[3]
Television was an idea that was contributed by so many different scientist and electrical engineers as technology advanced. There were so many scattered ideas around the globe that contributed to the final product. There were a long list of these professional such as Carey’s electric eye in 1875, Nipkow’s scanning system in 1884, Elster and Geitel’s photoelectric cells in 1890, Braun’s cathode-ray tube in 1897, Rosing’s cathode receiver in 1907, [and] Campbell Swinton’s electronic camera proposal in 1911. A system of television was foreseen and its means were actively sought.[4]
Color Television was later invented in the 20th century. Transmission of the picture on the slide is achieved in natural colors when a light beam from a kinescope is focused through the slide and separated into component colors by a system of mirrors and photoelectric cells.[5]
Effect
It is often said the Television has altered our world.[6] Television has impacted and changed the way the culture and society was in the 18th century and onwards. Television has opened many different avenues, which creates faster communication for a vast amount of people at the same time. The scope of journalism has been broadening, because the broadcasting of news is very vital for citizens to know what is going on in their country. The effectiveness of television in journalism creates the sense of a direct and informative relationship between the broadcaster and the people at home.
During the Industrial Revolution, popular culture was developing and new forms of entertainment were being introduced. Thomas Edison, the man that created the light bulbs, developed many other patents that help to boost popular culture. In addition to light bulbs, Edison also perfected the motion picture, camera, phonograph, the microphone and many more.[7] During this period, plays were very popular, but the start of comedies on television like I Love Lucy and The Honeymooners many people were tuned in on the television to watch their favorite. Television has evolved into an even more advanced technology, from music videos to reality television; television gives some form entertainment to all of humanity.
One of the greatest effects that television has on human kind is that it has increase the concept of consumerism. Businesses were able to now deviate from using newspapers and magazines and advertise their products using the television. Television is unquestionably the most influential medium of mass communication ever invented.[8] It changes the way consumers purchase items, because people are able to know and become aware of products before they actually purchase the item.
People are now spending less time talking and the value of dinner time has been drastically reduced. Television has also harmed reading skills and cut non-television leisure activities. Nonetheless, televisions have been one of the greatest inventions that are used by so many people around the globe. It is the primary source for news, entertainment and weather for all of us. In the perspective of a half-century of its use, it is easy to see that almost every man, woman and child on the planet has been affected by its presence.[9]
[1] Matt Pickles. Family Life before Television. 2012. Pg.1
[2] Richard Webb. Tele-Visionaries: The People Behind the Invention of Television. 2005. Pg.5
[3] Richard Webb. Tele-Visionaries: The People Behind the Invention of Television. 2005. Pg.6
[4] Raymond Williams. Television: Technology and Cultural Forms. 1975. Pg. 10
[5] Herbert Ives. Television in Color. 1929. Pg. 3-5.
[6] Raymond Williams. Television: Technology and Cultural Forms. 1975. Pg. 1
[7] Kevin Schultz. HIST3, Volume 2:US History Since 1865. 2010. Pg. 295
[8] Richard Webb. Tele-Visionaries: The People Behind the Invention of Television. 2005. Pg.1
[9] Richard Webb. Tele-Visionaries: The People Behind the Invention of Television. 2005. Pg.1
Bibliography
Ives, Herbert E. Television in Color. Society for Science and the Public. The Science News-Letter, vol. 16, No. 430. 1929. 3-5.
Pickles, Matt. Family Life before Television. University of Oxford Press. Oxford, United Kingdom. 2012. 1.
Schultz, Kevin. HIST3, Volume 2: U.S. History Since 1865. Wadsworth. Boston, Massachusetts. 2012. 295.
Webb, Richard. Tele-Visionaries: The People Behind the Invention of Television. John Wiley and Sons Inc. Hoboken, New Jersey. 2005. 1-17
Williams, Raymond. Television: Technology and Cultural Forms. Schocken Books. New York. 1975.
Aldis Isaac
Background
Before the invention of television, there were more close knitted families and people relied more on story-telling, reading books and spending quality time with family and friends. People were more focused on homemade fun and placed more value on having dinner together. Simply, people did everything together. Most rooms were dark and cold and you would have spent your time in one big smoky room together. People would play games, devise riddles and puns and read aloud extracts from different books to each other.[1]
In the 18th century, many writers were writing about the effects of the electric picture and the connections it would have on everyday life. The best known of these early writers on the subject of distant electric vision and the most accurate predictor was a prominent British electrical engineer, named A. A. Campbell Swinton, who proposed the idea of an entirely electronic video system in 1908. [2]
Turning Point
By the last half of the nineteenth century, humans had compiled enough knowledge about the fine structure of matter as to be able to locate and process certain basic materials that had light-sensing and light-emitting properties. Television really began in 1884, when 23 year old German engineering student, Paul Nipkow, took the first practical step to establish the first electromechanical television system which employed a scanning disk.[3]
Television was an idea that was contributed by so many different scientist and electrical engineers as technology advanced. There were so many scattered ideas around the globe that contributed to the final product. There were a long list of these professional such as Carey’s electric eye in 1875, Nipkow’s scanning system in 1884, Elster and Geitel’s photoelectric cells in 1890, Braun’s cathode-ray tube in 1897, Rosing’s cathode receiver in 1907, [and] Campbell Swinton’s electronic camera proposal in 1911. A system of television was foreseen and its means were actively sought.[4]
Color Television was later invented in the 20th century. Transmission of the picture on the slide is achieved in natural colors when a light beam from a kinescope is focused through the slide and separated into component colors by a system of mirrors and photoelectric cells.[5]
Effect
It is often said the Television has altered our world.[6] Television has impacted and changed the way the culture and society was in the 18th century and onwards. Television has opened many different avenues, which creates faster communication for a vast amount of people at the same time. The scope of journalism has been broadening, because the broadcasting of news is very vital for citizens to know what is going on in their country. The effectiveness of television in journalism creates the sense of a direct and informative relationship between the broadcaster and the people at home.
During the Industrial Revolution, popular culture was developing and new forms of entertainment were being introduced. Thomas Edison, the man that created the light bulbs, developed many other patents that help to boost popular culture. In addition to light bulbs, Edison also perfected the motion picture, camera, phonograph, the microphone and many more.[7] During this period, plays were very popular, but the start of comedies on television like I Love Lucy and The Honeymooners many people were tuned in on the television to watch their favorite. Television has evolved into an even more advanced technology, from music videos to reality television; television gives some form entertainment to all of humanity.
One of the greatest effects that television has on human kind is that it has increase the concept of consumerism. Businesses were able to now deviate from using newspapers and magazines and advertise their products using the television. Television is unquestionably the most influential medium of mass communication ever invented.[8] It changes the way consumers purchase items, because people are able to know and become aware of products before they actually purchase the item.
People are now spending less time talking and the value of dinner time has been drastically reduced. Television has also harmed reading skills and cut non-television leisure activities. Nonetheless, televisions have been one of the greatest inventions that are used by so many people around the globe. It is the primary source for news, entertainment and weather for all of us. In the perspective of a half-century of its use, it is easy to see that almost every man, woman and child on the planet has been affected by its presence.[9]
[1] Matt Pickles. Family Life before Television. 2012. Pg.1
[2] Richard Webb. Tele-Visionaries: The People Behind the Invention of Television. 2005. Pg.5
[3] Richard Webb. Tele-Visionaries: The People Behind the Invention of Television. 2005. Pg.6
[4] Raymond Williams. Television: Technology and Cultural Forms. 1975. Pg. 10
[5] Herbert Ives. Television in Color. 1929. Pg. 3-5.
[6] Raymond Williams. Television: Technology and Cultural Forms. 1975. Pg. 1
[7] Kevin Schultz. HIST3, Volume 2:US History Since 1865. 2010. Pg. 295
[8] Richard Webb. Tele-Visionaries: The People Behind the Invention of Television. 2005. Pg.1
[9] Richard Webb. Tele-Visionaries: The People Behind the Invention of Television. 2005. Pg.1
Bibliography
Ives, Herbert E. Television in Color. Society for Science and the Public. The Science News-Letter, vol. 16, No. 430. 1929. 3-5.
Pickles, Matt. Family Life before Television. University of Oxford Press. Oxford, United Kingdom. 2012. 1.
Schultz, Kevin. HIST3, Volume 2: U.S. History Since 1865. Wadsworth. Boston, Massachusetts. 2012. 295.
Webb, Richard. Tele-Visionaries: The People Behind the Invention of Television. John Wiley and Sons Inc. Hoboken, New Jersey. 2005. 1-17
Williams, Raymond. Television: Technology and Cultural Forms. Schocken Books. New York. 1975.