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Line 1: − + − The first practical television set was patented <ref> US Patent No.1,544,156 </ref> by [[Charles Francis Jenkins]] in the United States. He built on the experimental work of earlier scientists such as [[John Logie Baird]].+ − + − The first television broadcasting station in the US was W3XK, founded by his Jenkins Television Corporation in 1928. +
Well, in the UK Baird is considered "the" inventor, so let's not be too definite here
Television is a system of transmitting video and accompanying sound over radio waves.
'''Television''' is a system of transmitting video and accompanying sound over radio waves.
==History==
As with most inventions, there is controversy as to who deserves to be considered "the" inventor.
Early experiments in electromechanical television were conducted by [[Charles Francis Jenkins]] in the late 1920s in the United States, building on the work of [[John Logie Baird]]. Jenkins patented the first practical television set <ref>US Patent No.1,544,156 </ref> and operated the first television broadcasting station in the US, W3XK, in 1928. Jenkins' system was not commercially successful and was abandoned.
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