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Alexanderson and Family Watching Television, 1928

General Electric Company1928

Museum of Innovation & Science

Museum of Innovation & Science
Schenectady, United States

General Electric engineer Ernst Alexanderson watches the first home television with his family in his Schenectady house. Alexanderson hosted the first demonstration of home television on January 13, 1928. The television, which operated using a mechanical spinning disk, featured a screen of only 3-inches in diameter.

Details

  • Title: Alexanderson and Family Watching Television, 1928
  • Creator: General Electric Company
  • Date Created: 1928
  • Location: Schenectady - Schenectady County - New York
  • Physical Dimensions: 8 x 10
  • Original Language: English
  • Subject Keywords: Engineers; Inventors; Television production; WRGB-TV (Television station : Schenectady, N.Y.); Alexanderson, Ernst Fredrik Werner, 1878-1975
  • Type: Photograph
  • Publisher: General Electric Company
  • Rights: This digital image may be used for educational uses. Please cite as miSci- Museum of Innovation & Science. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the images from miSci.

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