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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television has progressed so much!!
TV progression is so cool!
tv’s have really progressed over the years
tv has grown a lot
Funko Pop???
Anytime we watch an older movie that is square my parents are like “did you know the tv’s used to be square”. Yes you have only told me 17 times.
is that a Funko pop?
How long did Dr. Billings have his parrot?
i thought it was really interesting to find out that the creator of television was only 14 years old when he invented it
I never knew how much TV has evolved!
its crazy how much tv has evolved
Television has evolved so much. LIKE A LOT
Its weird how much TV has evolved over time and grown
Its so neat to see how television started
tv is amazing!
It’s so awesome how television has evolved over time!
Wow i love how much we evolved overtime
It’s crazy to see how much this world has changed/evolved!!
I just want to let you know how much tv has grown i mean we went from no cable to cable to full on steaming whatever you want its insane.
I can not imagine the world without television. I am only 18 but I remember using dial up internet and because we live rural we were only able to get internet fast enough to stream 7 years ago.
i learn so much from each episode but televisions have come a long way.
Cool!
So cool to learn about the first tv, one of my favorite things to do is watch new tv show/movies!
Who knew that Television was so old.
Wow so interesting 🤔
My dad works for a local news station here in Chicago, so this episode was cool learning about how television got its start leading to now was super interesting.
When I think about TV it makes me think about the first full animated color movie, made by Walt Disney himself!! Snow White is one of my favorites. TV has come so far!
It was neat to learn about the first tv. I had never thought about how MUCH tv has changed over time.
Television has a cool story
cool science live!
It was interesting about how TV was made
Our family enjoys watching TV and movies together and it is crazy to think that my grandparents only had a radio for that kind of entertainment.
In today’s episode I learned about how the first TV was made. it is amazing how just a little stream of light Etc can make something so revolutionary that billions of people use it everyday . just imagine how much we’ve gone with television like just think of some of your favorite shows SpongeBob Teen Titans Go all that was made possible with television. television also helped us with other stuff like Medical like look at a hospital most of their machines have screens and just imagine what that would look like without television television made a Gateway for many advances in medical Entertainment and it makes jobs easier like would you rather write a 10 paragraph essay or type a 10 paragraph essay.
Do you think televisions will ever become obsolete?
We use Acellus for school. I am getting good grades and love being homeschooled. Math is my favorite subject.
I would like an R5 1ST pop figure! it is cute.
I love pajet’s questions
Acellus should make a tv channel. I would definitely watch it
Acellus should have it’s own TV channel or YouTube channel.
Television is such a great invention. We love how much it is a great part of our lives.
Wow I never new all that !
It’s funny to think of television like the flip books I used to make in school
Wow a flickering box has now become a part of our life. We cant live without technologies . Acellus Thankyou for bringing me up close with science.
I love watching tv
I just love how Television evolved from black and white to tons of color.
I never knew some of those facts.
I loved learning about the tv.
Watching from New York
I love 📺
It’s fascinating to think TV started as a flickering box
Training birds sound fun I remember when I was younger we had this bird that fell out of its nest in our yard we kept on checking the nest to see if the mom was there but she was not so we took care of the bird feeding it playing with it we would come home from school the bird would be out in the yard then dad would whistle and the bird would come to him but one day the bird was high up on a tree so dad whistled to the bird it whistled back dad kept on whistling it would whistle back again but that is when we knew that the bird was ready to be free and we did our job.
wow didn’t know tv took so much time and effort
This was an interesting science live!
I’m glad for tv
That is so cool that you were able to train birds like that!
Didn’t think making movies was that complex.
I love the tv, learning about this was fun!
I never knew some of those facts
i like this
I love learning about old technology!
This was really cool to learn about especially because I love TV.
I love television. My mom says too much
Thank you for telling me about the story of the TV.
The history of TV is truly interesting, cultivating something that is loved world-wide today!
Television is an amazing discovery! My siblings favorite for sure!
I love watching tv, what’s your favorite movie?
I’m thankful for the invention of television. It’s still mind boggling of how images appear on the screen.
Awesome!
I really enjoy watching TV! It was interesting learning about the history of the television.
That was amazing!!
So interesting
Cool stuff!
Thank you for teaching me about the history of TV!!!!
Wow this video was amazing
Very fun episode as always, keep it up!
Interesting facts about tv
As someone who loves tv, this was very fun to learn about!
I love TV!! thank you Philo Farnsworth!!!
This was so funny and inspiring and interesting it’s a shame that I suck at science and math so unfortunately I won’t be the one to make the smellyvision lolllll 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😭thanks Paget and Roger Billings for teaching and being inspiring and r51 just cracks me up!!!! Y’all the best teachers!!!! -Lily Bemis💖
Love the science lives thank you so much
i want that bird but my dad said no
wow i love tv do u
so cool
If you flip images really fast you make a video.
Very interesting! the last thing i expected is that Dr. Rodger billings used to be a magician! jokes aside awesome episode.
I still think its so crazy how we watch people through a device and tv!!
So cool
cool
So cool 😎.
It’s crazy how new the TV is. I can’t imagine life without it.
I liked learning about Philo Farnsworth and his invention. Also, now I know how YouTube got its name.
nice vid
Nice
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.
How interesting.
interesting!!
It’s amazing how all technology came to be!
This is so inspiring!
every video i learn something new!
Yeah, put Mark Rogers in the store.
I love hearing Dr. Billings’ stories!
This was so interesting!!
I am going to talk to my grandparent about the difference that they have seen through the years with television
How much would it cost to make the TV in the early 1900s?
Thats so fascinating!!
Being able to hear how the tv came to light is so fascinating! Alawys wondering how it did.
This was very informative!
When did color tv shows and movies come out?
So cool
How did they add color to the tv from Black/white tv’s?
for the gold store i think we should put Mark Rogers.
Really cool!!
loved learning about TVs
so cool to know how tv was made, I don’t know what we would do without TVs now.
This was cool!
This is so cool
This was so interesting!
This was quite interesting Im not finna lie😭🙏🏼
Im so happy it exists
What was the first movie that was ever shown/broadcasted on the tv?
Love it! Good stories!!!!
this was so interesting
Cool concept!!
so cool
Love these videos i learn so much from them
I didn’t know that’s how tvs were invented! That’s cool.
Learned many new things about Tvs since this video.
I thought the part on pixels was pretty interesting.
That’s very cool how TV started out with that cylindrical device.
I learn a lot with this videos it is amazing
The R 51 is really cool.
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.
Awesome, An Idaho farmer??
intriguing
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.
Does his family still make money from t.v being made today since it was his creation.
Was cool seeing how tvs were invented, thanks!
I thought that R-51’s jokes were pretty funny. And that’s pretty cool that he was only 14.
This is video tech.
So that was the TV.
this was so cool!
That was cool
Very interesting
this was very amazing
i found this video so cool!!!
I am thankful for TV!
Tv history is really cool
I’m going to google the TV. I’ve always wondered about it.
I agree that was very cool
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.
That was cool
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.
This was fun to watch.
Very interesting!
crazy how tv evolved
I want to start making money so I can pay for college outright.
How the television work?
Nice job
This is awesome
This was cool to learn about
I can’t imagine not having TV
TV is pretty cool, although there are streaming apps and platforms, Cable/Live TV is pleasant to watch.
It’s amazing where tv started and how much it’s developed!
How are televisions built?
TV has evolved
It was cool learning how televisions were invented
Grateful for TVs
there’s so much i didn’t know about television that i know now!
This was really cool information.
I’ve always wondered how TV worked.
It’s amazing how far televisions have come
amazing livestream like always :3 >3
love hearing your experiences!
It was interesting how Philo Farnsworth was inspired to make the television technology by doing farm work.
This was cool! It is interesting how things are developed.
The higher the pixel count means the brighter the image will be?
what about a touchivision you get to FEEL the things on the screen
I am interested in seeing what the future tech will be with TV’s.
I vote for a virtual fieldtrip!
very cool episode
amazing live
Pixels are so tiny!
I struggled to follow some, but I’m glad we have tvs!
i thought it was cool that he was only 14
this was cool
i like watching cartoons.
I would like to see a tour of the factory!
Do televisions and projectors both use the same technology?
wow that is so cool he was only 14?!? I
didn’t know any of that
loved this! so good!
televison is so cool
What other inventions did Farnsworth create?
Wonder how much the 1st tvs were in today’s money?
That interesting
WOW!!
How big was the first TV?
Sorry for being late to this episode.
I love seeing the vids.
Thank you so much for Science Live Roger Billings!
Amazing!! Me and my dad LOVED THIS!!
How does the television from yesterday compare against todays
Is there anyway old televisions can handle new technology?
Super interesting how the story of television works
What was the first movie genre called ever?
Without Thomas Edison’s prior inventions, would it still have been possible to make a working television?
How do we do the kids science videos?
Always something new my whole family learns from these segments !
I like that one
That’s so cool
wow
It’s interesting how television works and how it’s powered. How did you know all those things about TVs?
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
I LRND A LOT ITS FUN TO WACH HELPS A LOT ITS FUNNY IT INSPIYERD ME
What do you think the world would be like without television?
That’s so interesting lol
cool video lol!
I didn’t know that making movies was so complicated. I like the way Tobias explained it.
COOL
WOW!
cool! 🙂
It’s cool that there’s a tube in tvs
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
wow I never know how much television had such history thanks guys!(¬‿¬)(∘-º)
I enjoyed learning how tv’s came to be.
I think I will have to get some updates 🤯🤯🤯🤯😵
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.
I found it interesting how they described the whole story of television.
did you like being a magician?
The story of the television was inspiring.
WOW THIS IS SO COOL I LOVENLEARNING ABOUT TVS THIS IS THE BEST EPISODE OF MY LIFE> 😀😀😀😀😀😀😀
Yo TV is the best thing ever
what if television did not exist
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.
Really cool!
really interesting to hear that essentially tv was made by electrons being painted on!