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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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      168 Comments

      1. Avner

        Awesome!

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      2. Emily

        I really enjoy watching TV! It was interesting learning about the history of the television.

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      3. Varvara

        That was amazing!!

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      4. Zen McCarthy

        So interesting

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      5. Ashton Coleman

        Cool stuff!

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      6. Ranulph zapf

        Thank you for teaching me about the history of TV!!!!

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      7. Lorelei Pretzer

        Wow this video was amazing

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      8. Bodhi Alonso

        Very fun episode as always, keep it up!

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      9. Andrew

        Interesting facts about tv

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      10. Ashtyn Kuiper

        As someone who loves tv, this was very fun to learn about!

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      11. E l l a R o s e

        I love TV!! thank you Philo Farnsworth!!!

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      12. Lily Bemis

        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💖

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      13. Megan hoskins

        Love the science lives thank you so much

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      14. jacob benenati

        i want that bird but my dad said no

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      15. tiatia🪩

        wow i love tv do u

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      16. Natalia Benenati

        so cool

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      17. Aden Neumyer

        If you flip images really fast you make a video.

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      18. Benji S.

        Very interesting! the last thing i expected is that Dr. Rodger billings used to be a magician! jokes aside awesome episode.

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      19. julia grace powell

        I still think its so crazy how we watch people through a device and tv!!

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      20. Yusuf Aboshihata

        cool

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      21. Jude Aarden

        So cool 😎.

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      22. Caleb Felker

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

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      23. Levi Parypa

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

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      24. Gracelyn Weitz

        nice vid

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      25. Paige

        Nice

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      26. 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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      27. Tino Salazar

        How interesting.

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      28. Laci

        interesting!!

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      29. Eva

        It’s amazing how all technology came to be!

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      30. Kayla Ferguson

        This is so inspiring!

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      31. Rebekah Wright

        every video i learn something new!

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      32. Princess Snickerdoodle of Cinnabun Caramel

        Yeah, put Mark Rogers in the store.

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      33. Hannah

        I love hearing Dr. Billings’ stories!

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      34. Eva

        This was so interesting!!

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      35. 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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      36. Robert

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

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      37. Alaya

        Thats so fascinating!!

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      38. Jakob

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

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      39. Gwen

        This was very informative!

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      40. Abiah-Faith Ries

        When did color tv shows and movies come out?

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      41. Katelyn Byrne

        So cool

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      42. Selah-Grace Ries

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

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      43. selah-grace ries

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

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      44. Illana M. Alif

        Really cool!!

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      45. Sage Davis

        loved learning about TVs

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      46. 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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      47. Layla

        This was cool!

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      48. Ava Nelson

        This is so cool

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      49. Brionna Hillard

        This was so interesting!

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      50. Analiza R

        This was quite interesting Im not finna lie😭🙏🏼

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      51. Hailey Wallace

        Im so happy it exists

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      52. Max McCall

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

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      53. Gunnar Bendorf

        Love it! Good stories!!!!

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      54. brinley

        this was so interesting

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      55. Nevaeh webb

        Cool concept!!

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      56. AriaTorello

        so cool

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      57. Jaxon Baker

        Love these videos i learn so much from them

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      58. Mattox Goodman

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

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      59. Malaysia Gray

        Learned many new things about Tvs since this video.

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      60. Wyatt

        I thought the part on pixels was pretty interesting.

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      61. Henry

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

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      62. Dayana Castellanos

        I learn a lot with this videos it is amazing

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      63. Jahan Kendrick

        The R 51 is really cool.

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      64. 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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      65. Mackay Rochardson

        Awesome, An Idaho farmer??

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      66. Albaraa

        intriguing

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      67. 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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      68. Kassidy Postema

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

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      69. Landon whitehead

        Was cool seeing how tvs were invented, thanks!

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      70. 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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      71. Jaden

        This is video tech.

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      72. Maximilian

        So that was the TV.

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      73. Andraya Myers

        this was so cool!

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      74. Bella Rosencrans

        That was cool

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      75. Nora Mosby

        Very interesting

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      76. Carmela Myers

        this was very amazing

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      77. aleiah bowman

        i found this video so cool!!!

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      78. Declan Hart

        I am thankful for TV!

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      79. Brieanna Wright

        Tv history is really cool

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      80. Caden Nunn

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

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      81. Naya

        I agree that was very cool

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      82. 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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      83. kyndal

        That was cool

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      84. 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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      85. Riley Ford

        This was fun to watch.

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      86. Leon Cutler

        Very interesting!

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      87. Kyle angus

        crazy how tv evolved

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      88. Sienna

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

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      89. Alyss

        How the television work?

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      90. Alexander

        Nice job

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      91. jessica Romero

        This is awesome

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      92. Michael Tymofy II

        This was cool to learn about

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      93. Maddison Tymofy

        I can’t imagine not having TV

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      94. Charles Wright

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

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      95. Micah Pierson

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

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      96. Anassa Nomura

        How are televisions built?

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      97. Zach Hamp

        TV has evolved

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      98. Harley Gonzales

        It was cool learning how televisions were invented

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      99. Sarah Bruce

        Grateful for TVs

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      100. Taylor Dalton

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

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      101. Jeffrey Arbuckle Jr

        This was really cool information.

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      102. Thomas Watkins

        I’ve always wondered how TV worked.

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      103. Qhuin Langille

        It’s amazing how far televisions have come

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      104. Christian M.S Ross

        amazing livestream like always :3 >3

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      105. Sophia Schnickel

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

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      106. Zane F.

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

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      107. Christopher Ingle

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

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      108. Kane Cassidy

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

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      109. Corbin Kersey

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

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      110. Angela Kersey

        I vote for a virtual fieldtrip!

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      111. Makayla cook

        very cool episode

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      112. Rebecca Wyatt

        amazing live

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      113. Sophia Garcia

        Pixels are so tiny!

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      114. Jordynn M

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

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      115. Bentley Sparks

        i thought it was cool that he was only 14

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      116. Aaron Crane

        this was cool

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      117. Tessa Rogers

        i like watching cartoons.

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      118. Evie Soucie

        I would like to see a tour of the factory!

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      119. Cecilia Cutshaver

        Do televisions and projectors both use the same technology?

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      120. Maya Calderon

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

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      121. miley edwards

        loved this! so good!

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      122. Kaiden rhinehart friend me

        televison is so cool

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      123. Hannah

        What other inventions did Farnsworth create?

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      124. Dalton mccawley

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

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      125. Elise baltierrez

        That interesting

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      126. Calvin C

        WOW!!

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      127. Nash Bedsole

        How big was the first TV?

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      128. LC

        Sorry for being late to this episode.

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      129. Peyton Barrett

        I love seeing the vids.

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      130. Hadrian Hayes

        Thank you so much for Science Live Roger Billings!

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      131. Bushra

        Amazing!! Me and my dad LOVED THIS!!

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      132. Calvin Evans

        How does the television from yesterday compare against todays

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      133. Calvin Evans

        Is there anyway old televisions can handle new technology?

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      134. Calvin Evans

        Super interesting how the story of television works

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      135. Margarita Myakushina

        What was the first movie genre called ever?

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      136. Elijah Vanke

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

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      137. Persephone

        How do we do the kids science videos?

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      138. Persephone

        Always something new my whole family learns from these segments !

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      139. Logan

        I like that one

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      140. Kyndal

        That’s so cool

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      141. Joseph

        wow

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      142. 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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      143. 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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      144. Blake Daniel Mendez

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

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      145. Landon

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

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      146. Magnus Philgence

        That’s so interesting lol

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      147. Carmela Myers

        cool video lol!

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      148. Nylah

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

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      149. Wesley

        COOL

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      150. Wesley

        WOW!

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      151. Lydia hales

        cool! 🙂

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      152. Lexy

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

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      153. 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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      154. zoe

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

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      155. Emily

        I enjoyed learning how tv’s came to be.

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      156. Andrew

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

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      157. 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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      158. Aleiah Bowman

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

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      159. david sandoval

        did you like being a magician?

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      160. Jada R. S. Pace-Kitchen

        The story of the television was inspiring.

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      161. Naqib

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

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      162. Rahmatullah Nematy

        Yo TV is the best thing ever

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      163. Elizabeth loranger

        what if television did not exist

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      164. 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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      165. sharlotte Sanchez

        Really cool!

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      166. shantal liloia

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

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