Communication
Pioneers
TV History
Business and Networks
Color TV & Culture
100

The person who creates and sends a message

Sender

100

Know as the "Father of The Wireless"

Guglielmo Marconi

100

The year television was introduced to the general public at the New York World's fair

1939

100

This company was led by David Sarnoff and established NBC

RCA

100

CBS initially received FCC approval for this type of color TV system

Mechanical color TV

200

The technology used to transmit a message, such as a radio or television

Medium

200

This inventor broadcast the first voice over radio

Lee de Forest

200

This became the first television drama broadcast

The Streets Of New York

200

William S. Paley was the leader of this network

CBS

200

RCA argued that CBS's mechanical color system was incompatible with these exsistg TVs

Black-and-white sets

300

The person who receives and interprets a message

Receiver

300

He invented television at the age of 14

Philo Farnsworth

300

The year the famous Ford "Fishbowl" commercial was filmed

1941

300

This businessman created Universal Television/Muntz TV and sold affordable TVs

Earl "Mad Man" Muntz

300

The FCC officially designated RCAs comparable electronic color system as the industry standard in this year

1954

400

Interference or obstacles that can alter or block a message 

Noise

400

He developed early working mechanical television systems

John Logie Baird

400

RCA and DuMont partnered to broadcast this major sporting event

World Series
400

Edward J. Noble acquired this network, which became ABC

NBC Blue

400

This president was considered the first true "media icon" president

John F. Kennedy

500

The receivers response that is returned to the sender

Feedback

500

He developed electronic television technology for clearer resolution

Vladimir Zworykin

500

By late 1949, this many TV sets were in American homes.

4 million

500

This person was known as the " King of Radio Airwaves"

David Sarnoff

500

This actresses fame was fueled by Television and visual media helping turn her into a pop-culture icon

Marilyn Monroe