To see and hear,rather than just hear.
TV became a popular thing to have and because of that TV dinners were invented. The Korean War began June 1950 and Rock and Roll was invented. The credit card was introduced, hydrogen bomb, transistor radio, radial tires, the laser was invented, first modern computer, answering machines, super glue, TV color broadcasting began, optic fiber invented, first microwave ovens, modem invented, hula hoop invented.
Yes... The first television service in the states began on July 2, 1928 in Maryland...
The gay rights movement started (very quietly) in the 1950s. It began in earnest after the 1969 Stonewall Riots.
The 50s were awful. The 1940s had World War II and the 1930s had the Great Depression. These wore fabulous. The 1950s were relatively prosperous and peaceful after the Republicans gained the White house and stopped Truman's War.
Murrow was the first TV reporter that helped shape TV news, but his work began well before TV. He would broadcast on the radio during WW2. Men like him and today bring stories about the political process and help uncover problems that need to be solved.
Televisions became more affordable.
Televisions became more affordable. ;-)
There really wasn't a 'transition', and radio is still around. TV began to spread to many large 'markets' in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
Alan Alda began his career in the 1950s as a member of a comedy group. He acted in the TV series M*A*S*H for several years, and also wrote and directed episodes of the show.
Colour TV's could be bought in America as early as 1954 with RCA bringing out the first model. However it wasn't until the mid 60's that regular colour broadcasts began.
The 1950's was a time for change. People began to listen to rock and roll & began to watch television a lot more. The womens role was to cook, clean and take care of the children while the mens role was to go to work, come home to a nice dinner his wife prepared for him.
Although there had been experiments with live TV as far back as the late 1920s and into the 1930s (in England, for example, the BBC began some television broadcasts in the mid-1930s, as did Germany), TV didn't really become widely available till after World War II. Americans began getting TV's for their home use beginning in 1948-1949, with the main expansion in popularity occurring in the early 1950s.
The television first became popular in the United States in the mid-to-late 1940s. After World War II the television industry experienced a dramatic surge in production as the public began to embrace this new technology. By 1949 over 12 million sets had been sold and by the 1950s most households in America had at least one television. Mid-to-late 1940s: Television becomes popular in the United States 1949: Over 12 million sets sold 1950s: Most households in America have at least one television
(Apex) 1950s when government agencies began using computers as large as rooms.
TV became a popular thing to have and because of that TV dinners were invented. The Korean War began June 1950 and Rock and Roll was invented. The credit card was introduced, hydrogen bomb, transistor radio, radial tires, the laser was invented, first modern computer, answering machines, super glue, TV color broadcasting began, optic fiber invented, first microwave ovens, modem invented, hula hoop invented.
The era of television politics began with John F. Kennedy.
As television's popularity ballooned, some people began to questions its effects. Of special concern was TV's possible impact on children. On several occasions in the 1950s, Congress looked into the effect of violent content on young viewers. To adress this concern, the TV industry adopted its own voluntary standards.