Televison

Television  

The television is one of the biggest inventions within the last 100 years. The way we communicate with others has changed drastically because of the invention of the TV. Philo Farnsworth, the inventor of the television, lived in a house without power for the first 14 years of his life. When he was in high school he got the idea for the television. At 16 years old, he created his first layout of the TV and from there on his idea took off. While being in high school he took classes at BYU, and was deemed a “special student”. However the death of his father did create a setback, as he had to stop taking classes at BYU. During this time Philo had to get a job and provide for his family. 

Two years later Philo convinced investors to give him a partnership and moved out to Los Angeles with his wife in 1926, and continued his work on the TV. In 1927, he finished his work, and created the first television on September 7, and got a patent the same year. When thinking of the idea for the TV, he wanted to bring still frame pictures to life. He was intrigued by seeing moving pictures. 

The invention of the television has been one of the biggest breakthroughs in technological history and has changed the landscape of communication. However, the TV is not what it is like today. The television used to be a small screen with a big back side, and was very heavy.  The picture wasn't very clear, and there was no remote to change the channel or the volume. So if you did want to change the volume, you had to get up and change it using the button on the TV. During the early times of television, there were not many channels to choose from.

Nowadays, we have hundreds of channels, in high definition, our televisions are flat, we have remotes, and there are many different ways we use our televisions. We use the tv for watching Youtube, Netflix, and in some instances look stuff up. Within the hundreds, and hundreds of channels we have, we can communicate accurate news from all over the world. I feel that that is taken for granted by many people including myself. I do not appreciate the fact that I can watch something that is being aired on the complete opposite side of the world. This is very important, and some people do not realize how crazy it is that we are able to do something like this. The one negative thing about television is the increased laziness that it has created. Many people would rather not do productive activities and instead watch tv on their couch in their home. Although watching tv is entertaining, there is a fine line between wasting your time, and relaxing. Many people are not able to draw this line, and the United States as a country deals with this in several ways.