1953 ⟶ First Color Television Sets Produced
The first color television is produced.
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📺 Philo Farnsworth Demonstrates Electronic Television
Philo Farnsworth demonstrates the first practical electronic television to the press.⟶
TelevisionCommunicationElectronicsBroadcastingMass Media
United States📺 American Broadcasting Company (ABC) Founded
May 15: American Broadcasting Company (ABC) founded in New York City.⟶
BroadcastingTelevisionMass MediaCommunicationsEntertainmentRadio
United States💡 First Public Demonstration of the Transistor
November – December: Three Bell Labs engineers give the first public demonstration of the transistor, an electrical component that could control, amplify, and generate current.⟶
ElectronicsSemiconductorsBell LabsDigital RevolutionMicrochipPost-War
United States📺 First Color Television Sets Produced
The first color television is produced.⟶
TelevisionConsumerismPost-WarMass MediaEntertainment
United States🕹️ Pong Arcade Game Released
November 29: The arcade game Pong, the first commercially successful video game, is released.⟶
Video GamesEntertainmentCommercializationComputer Science
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