How Television Works
How Television WorksHow Television Works.
There have been countless inventions that have forever changed the world just by their existence. Many of these have been related to communications, such as a radio, phone, and more specifically the television. Soon after it's release, millions of families across the nation had their own television set, adding something new and exciting to the list of American pastimes. But what is inside a television, and how do they work? Who invented them and how?
Television receives pictures and sounds from electro magnetic waves sent out from broadcasts. That is a simple and broad explanation. But many years were spent perfecting the television, and learning more about it. The first TV sets were big and bulky, and some were mechanical rather then electronic.
Inside a television set, there are many different parts, which serve different tasks. First the waves are received by an antenna, then they are shot from the electron gun, which is a device the aims and sends the signal. Those beams go through a funnel, which starts to project the image. The projection isn't one piece as it appears though. It's actually thousands of little dots lined in place to create a picture. But the fun doesn't stop here!
One of the biggest parts of a working TV is the picture tube, which has four basic parts. The glass face panel is the screen that pictures appear on. It's coated in...
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