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From Radio to visual Transmission
The idea for TV emerged in the late 19th century, inspired by the success of the radio over electromagnetic waves. Inventors began to wonder if visual images could use the same principles (EBSCO,2025) -
Mechanical scanning disck
The Mechanical scanning disk developed by Paul Nipkow, which allowed images to be broken into lines and transmitted electronically (Lumen-Learning) -
CRT Invention
The cathode ray tube was invented by Karl Ferdinand Braun. This became the basis for TV display screens (LumenLearning). -
Philo Fransworths
The development of the image dissector camera tube marked a shift from the mechanical to electronic television, greatly improving image quality (ETHW.com) -
John Logie Baird
The first working mechanical television system using the Nipkow disk to scan and display Moving Images (Ian coll mceachern.com)