This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_television 00:00:28 1 Mechanical television 00:14:37 2 Electronic television 00:28:34 3 Color television 00:38:37 4 Digital television 00:43:30 5 Smart television 00:45:40 6 3D television 00:46:43 7 Terrestrial television 00:46:53 7.1 Overview 00:47:30 7.2 United States 00:49:59 7.3 Canada 00:51:24 7.4 Czechoslovakia 00:52:18 7.5 France 00:57:04 7.6 Germany 01:00:13 7.7 Italy 01:01:45 7.8 Japan 01:04:01 7.9 Mexico 01:06:33 7.10 Soviet Union (USSR) 01:09:21 7.11 Turkey 01:10:48 7.12 United Kingdom 01:13:58 7.13 United States 01:25:21 8 Cable television 01:26:57 9 Satellite television 01:27:07 9.1 Overview 01:32:21 9.2 Beginning of the satellite TV industry 01:34:49 9.3 TVRO/C-band satellite era 01:38:59 9.4 Late 1980s and 1990s to present 01:43:54 10 Internet television 01:45:13 11 Television sets 01:49:17 12 Technological innovations 01:50:45 13 Television pioneers 01:51:03 14 Television museums Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago. Learning by listening is a great way to: - increases imagination and understanding - improves your listening skills - improves your own spoken accent - learn while on the move - reduce eye strain Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone. Listen on Google Assistant through Extra Audio: https://assistant.google.com/services/invoke/uid/0000001a130b3f91 Other Wikipedia audio articles at: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=wikipedia+tts Upload your own Wikipedia articles through: https://github.com/nodef/wikipedia-tts Speaking Rate: 0.8688352927172333 Voice name: en-US-Wavenet-F "I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think." - Socrates SUMMARY ======= The invention of the television was the work of many individuals in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Individuals and corporations competed in various parts of the world to deliver a device that superseded previous technology. Many were compelled to capitalize on the invention and make profit, while some wanted to change the world through visual and audio communication technology.