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RCA’S FIRST ICONOSCOPE CAMERAS & THE PROTOTYPE
We will see three different Iconoscope cameras here...the first three all electronic cameras made by…
The First 50 Years of Broadcasting
Going back to 1931, the names Farnsworth and Zworykin ring out as the editors of …
A Production Primer By Television’s First Cameraman
In a photo taken in NBC's historic Studio 3H, we see Albert Protzman, the…
Television’s Forgotten Pioneer…The Amazing Captain Bill Eddy
Television's Forgotten Pioneer...The Amazing Captain Bill Eddy Frankly, my head exploded this morning when I…
SPECIAL!! EARLY TELEVISION SURPRISES…PART 3 of 3
With so many overlapping and similar events happening not only in the US and UK,…
Vladimir Zworykin: The Iconoscope and the Kinescope
December 20,1938...Vladimir Zworykin Patented The Iconoscope Although there was controversy over a lot of patents…
September 7, 1927…First Electronic Television Demonstrated
September 7, 1927...First Electronic Television Demonstrated While others were trying to perfect mechanical television, Philo…
August 9, 1936…Jesse Owens Won His 4th Gold Medal In Berlin
August 9, 1936...Jesse Owens Won His 4th Gold Medal In Berlin The first live television…
See Anyone You Know? 1984 Pool Cameramen Shoot Each Other
See Anyone You Know? 1984 Pool Cameramen Shoot Each Other With the Republican National Convention…
June 8, 1938…The New RCA Orthicon Camera Debuts
This was a step up from the Iconoscope in it's light sensitivity, but it was…
December 20,1938…Vladimir Zworykin Patented The Iconoscope
December 20,1938...Vladimir Zworykin Patented The Iconoscope Although there was controversy over a lot of patents…
A Rare Look (In Color) At Early Electronic Television…
A Rare Look (In Color) At Early Electronic Television... This is quite an interesting look…
August 9, 1936…Jesse Owens Won His 4th Gold Medal In Berlin
August 9, 1936...Jesse Owens Won His 4th Gold Medal In Berlin The first live television…
Philo Farnsworth, Box Camera, Model 1
Philo Farnsworth, Box Camera, Model 1 This is the great granddaddy of all electronic television…
Philo Farnsworth, Box Camera, Model 2
Philo Farnsworth, Box Camera, Model 2 Farnsworth associate, Cliff Gardner is shown here with the…
Philo Farnsworth, Mountable Camera 1
Philo Farnsworth, Mountable Camera 1 This is Philo's first camera capable of being mounted on…
Philo Farnsworth, Mountable Camera 2
Philo Farnsworth, Mountable Camera 2 This is perhaps from around 1934, and is Philo's second…
Farnsworth Camera, Image 1
Farnsworth Camera, Image 1 Philo Farnsworth had built two or three cameras before this mid…