Audio Visual Media & Broadcasting History

The history of television - color television, satellite broadcasts, remote controls and other television related inventions.

Television was not invented by a single inventor, instead many people working together and alone, contributed to the evolution of TV.

The American Broadcasting Company first aired Saturday morning TV shows for children on August 19, 1950.

History, timeline, and innovations related to the history of communication.

Charles Ginsburg led the research team at Ampex Corporation in developing the first practical videotape recorder.

The first machine patented in the United States that showed animated pictures or movies was a device called the "wheel of life" or "zoopraxiscope".

Focuses on the first 75 years of development and production of TV - easy to understand and well illustrated.

A museum with a vast online exhibit of TV receivers and cameras with historical information.

A gallery of images along with "how things work" information.

Contains some interesting trivia about TV - "The Queen's Messenger, is broadcast from Schenectady, New York station WGY on September 11, 1928."