The History of the Television - The History of the Television

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Elizabeth Raum’s book traces how television emerged and reshaped everyday life. It covers life before television, the first working invention by John Logie Baird, and the evolution of broadcast and viewing—highlighting improvements in picture quality, new television types, and how people’s habits changed as access grew. Readers also find timelines, maps, a glossary, and an index to support learning about the medium’s development.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

FormatPDF

Pages40

Reading Time1 h 2 min

AccessFree to download

Before television

The first television

Moving ahead

Making television better

People want to see TV

Colour television

Cable television

Remote control

Recording programmes

Big TV and web TV

New kinds of televisions

How television changed life

Timeline

World map activity

Find out more

Glossary

Index

# INVENTIONS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD THE HISTORYof theTelevision SCHOCLULn E看W三iVLot3ug,3oVEet)7:1:T =ast:eA 8235fe!·01353 3(+10:0 # The History ofthe Television Elizabeth Raum www.heinemann.co.uk/libraryVisit our website to find out more information about Heinemann Library books. To order: Phone 44(0)1865888066Send a fax to 44 (0)1865314091Visit the Heinemann Bookshop at www.heinemann.co.uk/library to browse our catalogue and order online. # Acknowledgements First published in Great Britain by Heinemann Library,Halley Court,Jordan Hill,Oxford OX28EJ,part ofHarcourt Education. The publishers would like to thank the following forpermission to reproduce photographs:p.4 akg-images,p.5Science &Society/NMPFT/Daily Herald Archive,p.6 SciencePhoto Library,p.7 History of Advertising Trust,p.8 Corbis,p.9 Getty Images/American Stock,p.10 Corbis/Bettman,p.IICorbis/Bettman,p.12 Corbis/Bettman,p.13 Camera Press/TLB,p.14 Getty Images/AFP,p.15 Topfoto,p.16 Photolibrary.com,p.17 Corbis/Russell Underwood,p.18 Mary Evans PictureLibrary,p.19 Corbis/Stockbyte,p.20 Topfoto/lmage Works,p.21 Art Directors/Ark Religion,p.22 Corbis/Jose Luis Pelaez,Inc.,p.23 Alamy/Huw Jones,p.24 Getty Images/Tim Boyle,p.25Getty Images/Stone/Flying Colours,p.26 Rex Features/HeikkiSaukkomaa,p.27 Corbis/Jose Luis Pelaez,Inc. Heinemann is a registered trademarkof Harcourt Education Ltd. ◎ Harcourt Education Ltd 2008The moral right of the proprietor has been asserted. All rights reserved.No part of this publication may bereproduced,stored in a retrieval system,or transmitted in anyform or by any means,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,or otherwise,without either the prior writtenpermission of the publishers or a licence permitting restrictedcopying in the United Kingdom issued by the CopyrightLicensing Agency Ltd,90 Tottenham Court Road,LondonWIT 4LP(www.cla.co.uk). Cover photograph of a boy watching sports on aGeneral Electric television receiver reproduced withpermission of Corbis/Hall of Electrical History Foundation/Schenectady Museum. Editorial:Kristen Truhlar and Diyan Leake Design:Victoria Bevan and Tower Designs Ltd Every effort has been made to contact copyright holdersof any material reproduced in this book.Any omissions willbe rectified in subsequent printings if notice is given to thepublishers. Picture research:Mica Brancic Production:Julie Carter Origination:Dot Gradations Printed and bound in China by South ChinaPrinting Co.Ltd ## Disclaimer All Internet addresses(URLs)given in this book were validat the time of going to press.However,due to the dynamicnature of the Internet,some addresses may have changed orceased to exist since publication.While the outhor and thepublishers regret any inconvenience this may cause readers,no responsibility for any such changes can be accepted byeither the author4 ISBN 9780431191508 12 II 100908 1098765432I British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Raum,Elizabeth .7 The history of the television.-(Inventions that changedthe world) | EAST SUSSEX
SCHOOLS LIBRARY SERVICE | | | --- | --- | | | | | 27-Sep-07 | PETERS | | 1077305 | 哥 | | | | -Social aspects -Juvenile literature I.Title303.4'833ISBN-13:9780431191508 Contents Before television……………………………………………………………………………4 The first television……………………………………………………………………………6 Moving ahead…………………………………………………………………………8 Making television better……………………………………………………10 People want to see TV………………………………………………………12 Colour television……………………………………………………………………………14 Cable television……………………………………………………………………………16 Remote control……………………………………………………………………………18 Recording programmes…………………………………………………20 Big TV and web TV………………………………………………………………22 New kinds of televisions ………………………………………………………24 How television changed life……………………………………………26 Timeline…………………………………………………………………………………………………28 World map activity…………………………………………………………………29 Find out more………………………………………………………

FAQs

What did people do before television became common?

Before television, people went to theatre to see films and plays, read books and newspapers in the evening, and listened to radio for music, news, and sports.

Who invented the first working television mentioned in the book?

In 1924, John Logie Baird of Scotland was the first person described as inventing a television that worked.

How does the book help readers understand key terms and concepts?

The book includes a glossary and instructs readers to look there for words shown in bold, along with an index for further reference.

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