How Television Works

Part I of Essay
There have been countless inventions that have forever changed the world just by their existence. Many of these have been related to communications, such as a radio, phone, and more specifically the television. Soon after it's release, millions of families across the nation ....

Part II of Essay
.... one piece as it appears though. It's actually thousands of little dots lined in place to create a picture. But the fun doesn't stop here! One of the biggest parts of a working TV is the picture tube, which has four basic parts. The glass face panel is the screen that pictures appear on. It's coated in phosphor, which is any material that when expose to radiation, emits visible light. Suspended directly behind the face is a steel shadow mask, with thousands of square holes. This panel is fused to a glass funnel, and the rear of this funne ....