1924-1941

Development of Electronic Television
Society: IEEE Main Category: Electrical Sub Category: Era: 1920-1929 DateCreated: 1924-1941 Shizuoka University Hamamatsu State: Zip: 432-8011 Country: Japan Website: http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.php/Milestones:Development_of_Electronic_Television,_1924-1941 Creator: Kenjiro Takayanagi
Professor Kenjiro Takayanagi started his research program in television at Hamamatsu Technical College (now Shizuoka University) in 1924. He transmitted an image of the Japanese character イ(i) on a cathode-ray tube on 25 December 1926 and broadcast video over an electronic television system in 1935. His work, patents, articles, and teaching helped lay the foundation for the rise of Japanese television and related industries to global leadership. The milestone plaque may be viewed at the site of the research at Hamamatsu Technical College (now Shizuoka University).
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Image Credit: Courtesy Wikipedia/sphl Image Caption: A recreation of Professor Takayanagi's first demonstration of television on display at Shizuoka University. Era_date_from: 1924
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Development of Electronic Television

Professor Kenjiro Takayanagi started his research program in television at Hamamatsu Technical College (now Shizuoka University) in 1924. He transmitted an image of the Japanese character イ(i) on a cathode-ray tube on 25 December 1926 and broadcast video over an electronic television system in 1935… Read More

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