Development of Television

In todays day and age, there are so many types of technology, therefore numerous sources to use to relay information, and for entertainment purposes, but it all had to start somewhere. One technology that many people use on a daily basis is a television, also known as TV. 

Much of the world watches television, especially American television, and the beginning of this triumph can date back to "Philip Nipkow's 1885 patent for the idea of a television scanner". Since then there had been 3 different ideas all similar to what we know as a TV, all from 3 different people; but as a nation now, we really saw television take off in 1951 when people from coast to coast could connect by watching the same show/movie. If you were to conduct one google search, you would find that credit for TV would be given to Philo Farnsworth in 1927, when he patent the first real motion picture device and called it the "image dissector". After Philo Fransworth, born in Beaver, UT in 1906, developed the first TV, we quickly saw advancements from there. 

As with any technology, there are always positive and negative effects on society. Some obvious positives that we have gained from TV is that it is a free from of entertainment and news resources. Anyone with a TV and cable can access countless amount of shows, movies, and news channels. Not just is TV a cheap form of entertainment, but it is a quick and easy relation of news as well. You can receive a news story, alert, emergency message etc. in the matter of minutes with television. 

Although there are many good things about television, there's normally always a downside to something we find so intriguing like technology. Since TV is a source of entertainment for a lot of people, it can easily become addicting for some. Some common effects that have been found when an individual may experience when becoming addicted to television include "negative body outlook among women, problems with sleeping, possible contribution to ADHD, as well as a sedentary lifestyle", which in extreme cases, can lower ones quality of life. 

Overall, there have been multiple notable contributions to the development of television, which have led us to today's where TV can come with various positives like quick relation of news, entertainment, and outlet for people, there can be a major downfall to loving a technology like this, if we are not careful.