NATS 1775 Lecture 8: Lecture 8 voice 19.docx

• School: York University
• Department: Natural Science
• Course: NATS 1775
• Professor: Vera Pavri

Document Summary

Television: farnsworth in battle of disputes and men like zworykin funded by rca. Connection b/w old and new technology is quite apparent when we look at rca radio giant trying to get into television just like we see rca battling with at&t in early history of radio. The old company empower, tries to get hold of new technology when it comes out to market place. Not only the patent disputes delayed the final verdict of who invent the television, but ww2 will delay the development of commercial tv. Financial success comes when you make the technology commercial and with television, it will happen in 1950. Zworykin supported by rca, farnsworth goes to rca and tells if they don"t stop bugging him with patent disputes, he will sell his patents to the rivals at&t. Prior to ww2 one of the problems to advent the tv to commercial use was because at the time the fcc was incharge of television.