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The Story of Television

December 11, 2024  •  EPISODE 243

Dive into the captivating history of television on this episode of Science LIVE with Roger Billings. Explore the incredible journey from the invention of the first TV to the groundbreaking innovations that have shaped modern broadcasting. Learn about the key figures, like Philo Farnsworth, whose ideas revolutionized how we connect and share stories around the globe. Discover how science and creativity combined to bring moving pictures to life, transforming entertainment and communication forever.

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Dr. Roger Billings is a visionary innovator whose work has touched the lives of millions of students and transformed the landscape of education. Widely known as “DrB” to the countless kids who benefit from his groundbreaking Acellus learning system, Dr. Billings has dedicated his life to advancing education through technology. As part of DrB’s lifelong commitment to supporting education, Science LIVE was launched as a way to “give back” by mentoring students in conjunction with the Roger Billings Scholarship Program.


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149 Comments

  1. Yusuf Aboshihata

    cool

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  2. Jude Aarden

    So cool 😎.

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  3. Caleb Felker

    It’s crazy how new the TV is. I can’t imagine life without it.

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  4. Levi Parypa

    I liked learning about Philo Farnsworth and his invention. Also, now I know how YouTube got its name.

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  5. Gracelyn Weitz

    nice vid

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  6. Paige

    Nice

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  7. claire Rippon

    this reminded me of a how its made video, it so fasinating to see the complexities behind televisions and the video technology that happens inside the tv.

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  8. Tino Salazar

    How interesting.

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  9. Laci

    interesting!!

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  10. Eva

    It’s amazing how all technology came to be!

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  11. Kayla Ferguson

    This is so inspiring!

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  12. Rebekah Wright

    every video i learn something new!

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  13. Princess Snickerdoodle of Cinnabun Caramel

    Yeah, put Mark Rogers in the store.

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  14. Hannah

    I love hearing Dr. Billings’ stories!

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  15. Eva

    This was so interesting!!

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  16. Payton Reynolds

    I am going to talk to my grandparent about the difference that they have seen through the years with television

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  17. Robert

    How much would it cost to make the TV in the early 1900s?

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  18. Alaya

    Thats so fascinating!!

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  19. Jakob

    Being able to hear how the tv came to light is so fascinating! Alawys wondering how it did.

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  20. Gwen

    This was very informative!

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  21. Abiah-Faith Ries

    When did color tv shows and movies come out?

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  22. Katelyn Byrne

    So cool

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  23. Selah-Grace Ries

    How did they add color to the tv from Black/white tv’s?

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  24. selah-grace ries

    for the gold store i think we should put Mark Rogers.

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  25. Illana M. Alif

    Really cool!!

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  26. Sage Davis

    loved learning about TVs

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  27. Leeland Whitehouse

    so cool to know how tv was made, I don’t know what we would do without TVs now.

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  28. Layla

    This was cool!

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  29. Ava Nelson

    This is so cool

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  30. Brionna Hillard

    This was so interesting!

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  31. Analiza R

    This was quite interesting Im not finna lie😭🙏🏼

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  32. Hailey Wallace

    Im so happy it exists

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  33. Max McCall

    What was the first movie that was ever shown/broadcasted on the tv?

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  34. Gunnar Bendorf

    Love it! Good stories!!!!

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  35. brinley

    this was so interesting

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  36. Nevaeh webb

    Cool concept!!

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  37. AriaTorello

    so cool

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  38. Jaxon Baker

    Love these videos i learn so much from them

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  39. Mattox Goodman

    I didn’t know that’s how tvs were invented! That’s cool.

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  40. Malaysia Gray

    Learned many new things about Tvs since this video.

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  41. Wyatt

    I thought the part on pixels was pretty interesting.

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  42. Henry

    That’s very cool how TV started out with that cylindrical device.

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  43. Dayana Castellanos

    I learn a lot with this videos it is amazing

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  44. Jahan Kendrick

    The R 51 is really cool.

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  45. Amina Gadzhialieva

    ScienceLive is the best when it comes to explaining science. I thought I knew the key points of the television but this video was just fascinating to watch.

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  46. Mackay Rochardson

    Awesome, An Idaho farmer??

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  47. Albaraa

    intriguing

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  48. Aviles Ramirez

    It’s awesome what can be achieved when we follow our dreams. It’s cool the first TV’s painted images so fast with light rays.

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  49. Kassidy Postema

    Does his family still make money from t.v being made today since it was his creation.

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  50. Landon whitehead

    Was cool seeing how tvs were invented, thanks!

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  51. Liam

    I thought that R-51’s jokes were pretty funny. And that’s pretty cool that he was only 14.

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  52. Jaden

    This is video tech.

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  53. Maximilian

    So that was the TV.

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  54. Andraya Myers

    this was so cool!

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  55. Bella Rosencrans

    That was cool

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  56. Nora Mosby

    Very interesting

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  57. Carmela Myers

    this was very amazing

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  58. aleiah bowman

    i found this video so cool!!!

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  59. Declan Hart

    I am thankful for TV!

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  60. Brieanna Wright

    Tv history is really cool

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  61. Caden Nunn

    I’m going to google the TV. I’ve always wondered about it.

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  62. Naya

    I agree that was very cool

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  63. Amayah Bethea

    It’s very interesting on how T.V. came into place. It also help creative people that have a beautiful imagination to create these amazing T.V. shows.

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  64. kyndal

    That was cool

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  65. Tate Pierce

    My great-grandmother’s family were potato farmers, too. It’s neat to think that Philo came from the same humble beginnings. And library servers sound like DropBox or OneDrive.

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  66. Riley Ford

    This was fun to watch.

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  67. Leon Cutler

    Very interesting!

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  68. Kyle angus

    crazy how tv evolved

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  69. Sienna

    I want to start making money so I can pay for college outright.

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  70. Alyss

    How the television work?

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  71. Alexander

    Nice job

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  72. jessica Romero

    This is awesome

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  73. Michael Tymofy II

    This was cool to learn about

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  74. Maddison Tymofy

    I can’t imagine not having TV

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  75. Charles Wright

    TV is pretty cool, although there are streaming apps and platforms, Cable/Live TV is pleasant to watch.

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  76. Micah Pierson

    It’s amazing where tv started and how much it’s developed!

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  77. Anassa Nomura

    How are televisions built?

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  78. Zach Hamp

    TV has evolved

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  79. Harley Gonzales

    It was cool learning how televisions were invented

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  80. Sarah Bruce

    Grateful for TVs

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  81. Taylor Dalton

    there’s so much i didn’t know about television that i know now!

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  82. Jeffrey Arbuckle Jr

    This was really cool information.

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  83. Thomas Watkins

    I’ve always wondered how TV worked.

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  84. Qhuin Langille

    It’s amazing how far televisions have come

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  85. Christian M.S Ross

    amazing livestream like always :3 >3

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  86. Sophia Schnickel

    It was interesting how Philo Farnsworth was inspired to make the television technology by doing farm work.

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  87. Zane F.

    This was cool! It is interesting how things are developed.

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  88. Christopher Ingle

    The higher the pixel count means the brighter the image will be?

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  89. Kane Cassidy

    what about a touchivision you get to FEEL the things on the screen

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  90. Corbin Kersey

    I am interested in seeing what the future tech will be with TV’s.

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  91. Angela Kersey

    I vote for a virtual fieldtrip!

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  92. Makayla cook

    very cool episode

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  93. Rebecca Wyatt

    amazing live

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  94. Sophia Garcia

    Pixels are so tiny!

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  95. Jordynn M

    I struggled to follow some, but I’m glad we have tvs!

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  96. Bentley Sparks

    i thought it was cool that he was only 14

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  97. Aaron Crane

    this was cool

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  98. Tessa Rogers

    i like watching cartoons.

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  99. Evie Soucie

    I would like to see a tour of the factory!

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  100. Cecilia Cutshaver

    Do televisions and projectors both use the same technology?

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  101. Maya Calderon

    wow that is so cool he was only 14?!? I
    didn’t know any of that

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  102. miley edwards

    loved this! so good!

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  103. Kaiden rhinehart friend me

    televison is so cool

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  104. Hannah

    What other inventions did Farnsworth create?

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  105. Dalton mccawley

    Wonder how much the 1st tvs were in today’s money?

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  106. Elise baltierrez

    That interesting

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  107. Calvin C

    WOW!!

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  108. Nash Bedsole

    How big was the first TV?

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  109. LC

    Sorry for being late to this episode.

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  110. Peyton Barrett

    I love seeing the vids.

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  111. Hadrian Hayes

    Thank you so much for Science Live Roger Billings!

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  112. Bushra

    Amazing!! Me and my dad LOVED THIS!!

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  113. Calvin Evans

    How does the television from yesterday compare against todays

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  114. Calvin Evans

    Is there anyway old televisions can handle new technology?

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  115. Calvin Evans

    Super interesting how the story of television works

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  116. Margarita Myakushina

    What was the first movie genre called ever?

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  117. Elijah Vanke

    Without Thomas Edison’s prior inventions, would it still have been possible to make a working television?

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  118. Persephone

    How do we do the kids science videos?

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  119. Persephone

    Always something new my whole family learns from these segments !

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  120. Logan

    I like that one

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  121. Kyndal

    That’s so cool

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  122. Joseph

    wow

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  123. Barrett Pirtle

    It’s interesting how television works and how it’s powered. How did you know all those things about TVs?

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  124. Amber Lilly

    I can’t even imagine life without modern entertainment like TV! I’m so glad we have it as a way to connect with each other and the rest of the world

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  125. Blake Daniel Mendez

    I LRND A LOT ITS FUN TO WACH HELPS A LOT ITS FUNNY IT INSPIYERD ME

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  126. Landon

    What do you think the world would be like without television?

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  127. Magnus Philgence

    That’s so interesting lol

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  128. Carmela Myers

    cool video lol!

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  129. Nylah

    I didn’t know that making movies was so complicated. I like the way Tobias explained it.

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  130. Wesley

    COOL

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  131. Wesley

    WOW!

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  132. Lydia hales

    cool! 🙂

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  133. Lexy

    It’s cool that there’s a tube in tvs

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  134. Sasha Golub

    I think it is so cool how television started from a fourteen year old boy, but one of the dolls should be teacher Susanne Mitko for social studies

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  135. zoe

    wow I never know how much television had such history thanks guys!(¬‿¬)(∘-º)

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  136. Emily

    I enjoyed learning how tv’s came to be.

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  137. Andrew

    I think I will have to get some updates 🤯🤯🤯🤯😵

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  138. Noel Brown

    In this video I learned a lot about Dr. Roger. Like, did you know they made a collection of little mini characters of R-51. Television, when it was very old, they had to turn the magnet to change the photos with a line.

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  139. Aleiah Bowman

    I found it interesting how they described the whole story of television.

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  140. david sandoval

    did you like being a magician?

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  141. Jada R. S. Pace-Kitchen

    The story of the television was inspiring.

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  142. Naqib

    WOW THIS IS SO COOL I LOVENLEARNING ABOUT TVS THIS IS THE BEST EPISODE OF MY LIFE> 😀😀😀😀😀😀😀

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  143. Rahmatullah Nematy

    Yo TV is the best thing ever

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  144. Elizabeth loranger

    what if television did not exist

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  145. Lawrence Berdan

    My grandparents still have an old TV. My TV is new and has a lot of apps on it. I like it. I can’t imagine not having as many options for television.

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  146. sharlotte Sanchez

    Really cool!

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  147. shantal liloia

    really interesting to hear that essentially tv was made by electrons being painted on!

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