Today in class, I learned about the history and pros and cons of the invention of the television. In 1922, Charles Jenkins sends the first still image over radio ways, setting up the opportunity for video images which finally came in 1926. Television quickly became an integral part of communication and society in the mid-1900s, color television sets became available to the public consumers. However, even though TV's had color capabilities already, the first colored live broadcast came in 1953.
With the popularity of television increasing exponentially, the production of televisions became a booming business. With the United States having a massive influence over lots of East Asia, and especially Japan, the production of televisions was seen as a great opportunity to start up the economy in the region in a post-World-War-2 era. Japan, Korea, and China all became major producers of televisions and other technological devices which paved a way for the countries to become very profitable with big cities and more modern technology than the countries surrounding them.
The pros of television in society were that it provided many forms of entertainment, art, and mass communication. Some downsides to the widespread use of television however are that it has been proven to lower the attention span of people who watch it too much, can cause eye damage, and can be used to distribute inappropriate and inaccurate material.
https://library.duke.edu/specialcollections/scriptorium/adaccess/tv-history.html
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