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  In 1938, Vladimir Zworykin invented the cathode ray tube (CRT), which was the technology used to make television. He filed a patent on September 20, 1939 and was granted by April 1941. He also pioneered in radio-television technology, which he used for his famous "phonoptic" system for transmitting sound and still images using radio waves instead of wire or film. In 1948 Zworykin was elected as president of the Television Society of America (TSA). Later in 1954 he became the first Russian awarded with honorary citizenship from Kolkata after being an innovation pioneer through his work with both photography and television. Zworykin was born November 23, 1908 in what is now the Ukrainian town of Zaporozhye (then part of the Russian Empire), to a Jewish family. He had two sisters and one brother. His father worked in diamond polishing and commercial trading, while his mother was a seamstress.   Image source:  https://www.shopclues.com/ The family moved to Moscow when Vladi

Most people today are familiar with some form of television whether it is broadcast or cable

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The term "television" is derived from the Greek word tele - meaning far or distant, and vision. It is named such due to its distant transmission of images.  Image source:    https://www.amazon.com/ Television was the first device for transmitting pictures over large distances and it was invented by Philo Farnsworth in 1926.   Image source:    https://www.flipkart.com/ Since then, many improvements have been made in the field of television; however, it can still be traced from that original invention by Farnsworth.  Image source:    https://www.smartprix.com/ The invention of television has had a major impact on society as a whole with its ability to broadcast information and ideas to people around the world almost instantly. The invention of television was one of the most important inventions in history.   Image source:    https://gadgets360.com/ It revolutionized the way that we communicate with each other. It has also been used as a means to educate and inform people ab