The television counts among a handful of designs that most changed dramatically 20th-century society. As this illustrated poster by reddit user CaptnChristiana visualizes, the design has evolved mightily since the boxy retro contraptions of yesteryear, like the Emyvisor and the Marconi.
With flatscreens and high-definition displays that can seem crisper and
more colorful than reality itself, 21st-century viewers are
comparatively spoiled.
The modern television’s earliest ancestor was the Octagon, made by
General Electric in 1928. It used a mechanical, rotating disc technology
to display images on its three-inch screen. While it was never
mass-produced, it played what is widely considered the world’s first television drama.
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