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The Television Receiver
The Television Receiver:
It’s Sociological Impact from the 1960’s to 1990’s
It’s Sociological Impact from the 1960’s to 1990’s
The programs that we watch on television have had a major sociological impact on us particularly from the 1960’s to the 1990’s. However this programming would have had little impact on us without the continued development of the television receiver and it’s associated peripherals and technology developments.
Television receivers have been called “idiot boxes”, “boob tubes”, and other less than flattering names. But do these names apply to the device itself or to the programming shown on these devices?
In order to understand the impact of these devices, it is best to review a short history of the invention and development of television.
The first television was invented by Philo Farnsworth in 1928. This TV was based on the same technology we utilize today, the catho...
The Television Receiver:
It’s Sociological Impact from the 1960’s to 1990’s
It’s Sociological Impact from the 1960’s to 1990’s
The programs that we watch on television have had a major sociological impact on us particularly from the 1960’s to the 1990’s. However this programming would have had little impact on us without the continued development of the television receiver and it’s associated peripherals and technology developments.
Television receivers have been called “idiot boxes”, “boob tubes”, and other less than flattering names. But do these names apply to the device itself or to the programming shown on these devices?
In order to understand the impact of these devices, it is best to review a short history of the invention and development of television.
The first television was invented by Philo Farnsworth in 1928. This TV was based on the same technology we utilize today, the catho...
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