59. The Television

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59. The Television

59. The Television

One of the wonders of science, the television has become popular throughout the world soon after its invention. It has made it possible to see programmers being telecast in any part of the world. The radio makes it possible to hear a person speaking from a far off corner of the world but the television goes farther and enables us to see the movements and action of the person also.

This characteristic makes the television more popular. The first idea of television came into the mind of Paul Nepkow. He thought of breaking a picture into small fragments of light and shade. The idea appealed to many scientist in 1926, John Lovis Baird of Scotland invented television. Since then, a great number of scientists and engineers have contributed to its improvement. The device used in a television system to convert the optical images from a lens into electric signals consists of an optical lens system, camera tube and preamplifier.

Television is one of the most important means of communication in modem time. It tele-casts speeches, dramas, news, proceedings of conferences and meetings, interviews, market reports, comments, weather forecasts, music, dances and such other things. We do not only hear the voice of the person televised but also see his actions, movements and gestures.