History of Television Quiz

Who invented the Nipkow disk?

• John Logie Baird

• Vladimir Zworykin

• Paul Nipkow

• Philo Farnsworth

What was the first image transmitted by Philo Farnsworth?

• A moving object

• A color image

• A human face

• A dollar sign

In what year was the earliest proposal for color television patented?

• 1904

• 1925

• 1948

• 1930

Which inventor is known for the iconoscope?

• Vladimir Zworykin

• Louis W. Parker

• Robert Wilson

• Paul Nipkow

What significant invention did John Logie Baird create in 1928?

• The cathode-ray tube

• Color television

• The first televised human face

• The intercarrier sound system

What technology did the plasma display monitor rely on?

• Vacuum tubes

• Digital technologies

• Analog systems

• Mechanical systems

Which system did Louis W. Parker patent in 1948?

• The Nipkow disk

• The intercarrier sound system

• The cathode-ray tube

• The iconoscope

What was a major factor that delayed the commercial development of plasma displays?

• The high cost of production

• The invention of the cathode-ray tube

• The lack of patents

• The development of LCD technology