== History of Television as a Medium ==
[[Image:OTVbelweder-front.jpg|right250px|thumb|right|[[Belweder (TV set)|OT-1471 Belweder]], [[People's Republic of Poland|Poland]], [[1957.]]<small><br>{{col-begin}}{{col-break}}1. power switch / volume<br>2. brightness<br>3. pitch<br>4. vertical synchro<br>{{col-break}} 5. horizontal synchro<br>6. contrast<br>7. channel tuning<br>8. channel switch </small>{{col-end}}]]
As with most inventions, there is controversy as to who deserves to be considered "the" inventor.