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THE VISIONARY PERIOD
RAISINS & DATES
THE GOLDEN AGE
ARE YOU KIDDIN' ME?
100
The Camel Newsreel Theater
Who is James Cameron Swayze?
100
The first television programming of the 1920's by Jenkins and Baird consistedly entirely of these.
What are silouettes?
100
Bell Laboratories and the Department of Commerce (and a little help from Herbert Hoover) raised the first long-distance transmission from Washington D.C. to New York of a voice and picture simultaneously on this date.
What is April 9, 1927?
100
This entrepreneur led RCA in various capacities until his retirement in 1970.
Who is David Sarnoff?
100
In 1960, there were 440 commercial VHF stations in the United States, but the number of dimples on a golf ball fell short of this number.
What is 336?
200
The Abyss, Aliens, and Avatar
Who is James Cameron?
200
This Russian made first known use of the word "television."
Who is Constantine Perskyi?
200
Farnsworth raised awareness of his televsion system to the public by holding a demonstration for the press on this date.
What is September 7, 1927?
200
This journalist introduced America to weekday news programming via the Camel Newsreel Theater in 1948.
Who is John Cameron Swayze?
200
Much to Peter Goldmark's surprise, the blood of a lobster is this color.
What is BLUE?
300
The Outsiders, Point Break and Red Dawn.
Who is Patrick Swayze?
300
Mechanical television was based on this German inventor's rotating disks.
Who is Paul Nipkow?
300
TELSTAR was raised into orbit from the Kennedy Space Center on this date.
What is July 10, 1962?
300
This CBS employee introduced his color television system to the FCC in 1946.
Who is Peter Goldmark?
300
Before Paddy Chayefsky won three, Oscars were made of this during World War II because metal was scarce.
What is WOOD?
400
Like Father, Like Son
Fireproof
You Lucky Dog
Who is Kirk Cameron?
400
An 1890's trading card in this series depicted people listening to a live concert at home while a device projected the image on the wall.
What is the ONE HUNDRED YEARS HENCE series?
400
The FCC raised a key decision in this date (year only) with the "Sixth Report and Order."
What is 1952?
400
Brothers and Standford researchers who introduced the Klystron in 1937.
Who are Russell and Sigurd Varian?
400
In 1951, this hit CBS show was no drag, but the first scripted television program to be shot on 35 mm film in front of a studio audience, and America loved it.
What is I Love Lucy?
500
N' Sync
Who is Chris Kirkpatrick?
500
In 1877, this Boston civil servant put forward drawings for what he called a "selenium camera" that would allow people to see by electricity.
Who is George Carey?
500
On this date (year only), the U.S. Patent Office raised a decision awarding priority of the invention of the image dissector to Farnsworth, and he became a proud father (of televsion anyway).
What is 1934?
500
The first "regular" installation of the coaxial cable system connected these two cities in 1941.
What are Minneapolis (Minnesota) and Stevens Point (Wisconsin)?
500
"Blue suit, gray suit, I'm just a fat, little man. A fat ugly man."