The invention of the first television involved contributions from multiple inventors, but two key figures stand out:
- John Logie Baird , a Scottish engineer, invented the first mechanical television and gave the world's first demonstration of moving pictures transmitted by television in 1926. His system used a spinning disc with holes to scan images mechanically and was the first to produce a working television image, though it was mechanical and relatively low resolution
- Philo Taylor Farnsworth , an American inventor, developed the first all-electronic television system. He demonstrated the first fully functional electronic television in 1927 and was granted the first patent for this system. Farnsworth's invention used an electronic image dissector tube to capture images, which was a significant advancement over mechanical systems and laid the foundation for modern television technology
In summary:
- The first television ever demonstrated was the mechanical television by John Logie Baird in 1926.
- The first all-electronic television system , which is the basis for modern TVs, was invented by Philo Farnsworth and demonstrated in 1927.
Thus, Baird is credited with inventing the first mechanical television, while Farnsworth is credited with inventing the first fully electronic television system.
