TELEVISION

 ​ **Television **

 =**By Miss Louise Rezel** =

__ ** When and who invented the television? ** __ The first working television was invented by John Logie Baird of Helensburgh, Scotland in 1925. An all-electronic moving-image television system similar to what we use today was invented and demonstrated in 1929 by Philo Farnsworth.  Designs and patents for electro-mechanical television systems had been proposed as early as 1884 by German student Paul Gottlieb Nipkow but never built. **__What does it look like? __** The first televisions were much larger and heavier than what we see today. Over time they have varied is size and shape with the design becoming smaller, user friendly and with added benefits like the remote control. **__What is it used for? __** Televisions are used as a communication tools and has changed the lives of everyone with  the convenience of entertainment right in your own living room.  The news, documentaries, movies, advertisements and many T.V programs including children programs can be watched on your television as long as you have reception. Today every household has a least one television and in most cases more than one. Televisions have become a big part of day to day life. **__How has it changed? __** The first television designed had a black and white picture but today we have colour pictures with new technologies consistently improving the picture quality and design. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Most televisions today are digital with flat and wide screens like Plasma or LCD TV’s. With all these advancements it is still possible for every household to own a television, but when they were first made they were very expensive and not everyone could afford to have a television in their house. Today televisions can be found and set up almost any where. They are in shopping centres, in cars and they are also portable.

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