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Spider-Man dominated American television sets from the hours of 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays, providing children fond memories they’ve cherished far into adulthood.
But as much as we loved these shows, they weren’t created just to entertain kids; the programs were made to generate revenue for TV networks and toy companies. The enthusiasm for squeezing profits out of this captive audience of children accelerated the creation of many fondly remembered shows. Ironically, it also hastened the downfall of this Saturday morning tradition. Today, the networks’ Saturday morning shows don’t have a cartoon in sight. What happened?
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Who invented the TV?
Apr 21 2021, 6:26 ET
A TELEVISION is something we all take for granted these days - with over 1.7 billion households worldwide owning one.
But just where did the humble TV come from? And who invented the very first one?
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Who invented the first TV?
The first ever TV set was invented by Scottish inventor John Logie Baird, and debuted in the mid 1920s.
It was a mechanical TV, and nothing like the ones we know today.
It was made of an old hat box, a tea chest, old bike light lenses, needles, scissors, glue and ceiling wax.
It was called a televiser, and created moving images on a screen via a rotating mechanism, at five pictures per second.