The breakthrough is often credited to Scottish inventor John Logie Baird—but the real history is far more complicated and ...

TV screens are an everyday sight in the daily modern life. But did you know that the TV is actually a century old? How did the TV even start? Who invented it, and how did it become the center of our ...

On a cold Tuesday in London in 1926, a tallish but sickly and eccentric Scotsman invited members of Britain’s Royal ...

The BBC launched the first public TV service in 1936 - 10 years after television was invented.

John Logie Baird took his Televisor out of stealth on January 26, 1926. But the demonstration faced some serious skepticism.

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Before PlayStation, Xbox, and modern gaming consoles existed, one man quietly changed entertainment forever. Ralph H. Baer is widely known as the father of video games, creating the first home gaming ...

Two-time Survivor alum Stephen Fishbach wrote his debut novel Escape! partially based on his experience playing the wildly popular reality TV show.

Some people might be worried, or at least wondering, about whether their old CRT TV emits harmful radiation. Here's what you ...

Frith Street in Soho, where John Logie Baird gave the world's first public television demonstration in 1926, now houses a ...

The Soho site where television was first invented is marking the importance of this moment, a century later. | ITV News ...

In 1912, Kansas City, Missouri, became the first city in the U.S. to arrest people for jaywalking. Fueled by auto industry ...