...the
word television comes from the Greek word tele , meaning far,
and the Latin word, videre , meaning to see?
...in
the early 1950's, when the television was available to the general
public, televisions were being bought at the rate of one quarter-million
a month?
...the
invention of the television has been one of the most influential
social forces of the century?
...the
invention of the television hurt movie theater attendance? In
1949 about 4 billion people visited movie theaters annually.
By 1970, the number of people attending movie theaters annually
dropped to 1.6 billion.
...the
invention of the television opened the world to people?
...one
of the greatest moments in television was the filming of man's
walk on the moon?
...the
majority of people in the world receive their news by watching
television?
...Americans
own more television sets than bathtubs?
...by
the 1960's, television was the best way for advertisers to sell
their products?
...no
one ever dreamed that when the television was invented that someday
people would be able to shop for clothing, jewelry, and household
goods by watching a home shopping network?
