1 Scottish engineer John Logie Baird invented the first working TV in 1924, using any material he could find,

such as cardboard, a bicycle lamp, and wax.

2 The Baird Televisor became the first television sold commercially in 1929.

3 In the 1930s, the Marconi 702 was a luxury item only the rich could afford.

4 His Master's Voice or HMV combined both radio and television together in the 1930s.

5 The popularity of televisions like this Motorola Golden View boomed in the 1940s.

6 In the late 1940s, broadcast stations started producing shows based on their radio serials for TVs such as the General Electric 807.

7 With more shows and technological improvements, TVs — like this Raytheon M 1601 — were more popular than ever in the 1950s.

8 Companies continued to invent new technology such as the electronic remote control switch for the RCA Victor TV in 1960.

9 Daytime television was introduced on receivers like the Philco Tandem Predicta in the 1950s and '60s.

10 The 1960s brought creative and bizarre TV designs, including the home entertainment center.

11 Though color television proved popular, price drops on black-and-white TVs like the Marconiphone monochrome receiver meant households could afford
more than one set in the 1970s.

12 Created by Arthur Bracegirdle, the Keracolor Sphere embodies the spirit of the '60s and '70s.

13 The Sinclair Microvision was released in 1976, offering portable television for the first time.

14 Similar in spirit to Sinclair's pocket television, the Seiko TV Watch claimed to be the smallest TV in the world.

15 No longer a new commodity, TVs such as the Philips 21St became a staple in most homes by the 1980s and '90s.

16 The first flat-screen TVs were an expense most people couldn't afford, but during the 2000s, they quickly began to replace the box television sets of old.

17 Companies like Sony tested a new dimension in the living room with the creation of its 3D TVs in the 2010s.

18 A few short years later, 4K flat screens are obsolete with the introduction of 8K resolution.