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Entertainment > TV Genres & Trends The history and evolution of television: The early years through 1939: 7 of 10

In 1862 Abbe Giovanna Caselli was the first person to successfully transmit a still image over wires using his quaintly named 'Pantelegraph'. But television as we know it was still a long way off. It took many more scientists, inventors and thinkers before a continuous moving image could be transmitted over long distances. Television has a long history. The later 1800's were the era of inventors and discovery. This was an era of big ideas, and a limitless faith in the ability of human reason to solve any problem. The grip of Christianity over intellectual life had lessoned; now man and sci...
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