Electronic Diffusion

Hearths
Television had many hearths. It was simultaneously developed in
the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, the Soviet Union,
and the United States.

The U.S. held a near monopoly.

Where and how it diffused

The area that electronics most diffused to is Europe. As more
and more Europeans owned TVs and other electronics, they had
more of a share in that field.
Once they had a start there, it grew quickly and is electronically
independent from the U.S.
By the late twentieth century more that half of countries still
didnt have tv. networks.

How has it been adapted?

People in other countries are starting to be able to use computers,
and other electronic devices.
People change the system according to what country you live in. It
is like McDonald's. It changes what it looks like, and how it is
used by the country.
People adapt to their surroundings. For example if they live in
mountainous areas they might have to have taller or smaller
phone poles, because of the weather and hills. They also might
just have a community computer place, because there isnt
enough money or resources to get everyone the technology

Interesting Facts
American spend an average of 50.4% of their weekends just watching TV.
One of the first TV broadcast was experimental, performed by German engineers and
scientist as the Olympics in Berlin, Germany, 1936.
The United States has dominated the use of social media sites such as Facebook,
Twitter, Instagram, etc.
The United States was the source of 1/3 of all Twitter messages in 2011.
Watching TV is the most popular leisure activity in the world.
TV vastly contributes to the diffusion of popular culture.
The average American spends over 4.6 hours a day watching TV.