Family was watching television in 1958

1951 television advertising in USA

History of Television

The television has become such an integral part of homes in the modern world that it is hard to imagine life without television. The boob tube, as television is also referred to, provides entertainment to people of all ages.
Not just for entertainment value, television is also a valuable resource for advertising and different kinds
of programming.

Let’s take a brief look at the history of television and how it came to be a part of our society. Different experiments by various people, in the field of electricity and radio, led to the development of basic technologies and ideas that laid the foundation for the invention
of television.

Did you know?

The first TV remote control called "Lazy Bones," was developed in 1950 by Zenith Electronics Corporation (then known as Zenith Radio Corporation).