There has been a lot of technological progression throughout the years The technological progression during 1900 1959 and 1960 today which is better That is a loaded question but obviously the 1900 1959 era has had a lot more progression For example the tv Few inventions have had as much effect on contemporary American society as television History of Television The first electronic tv was demonstrated in San Francisco on Sept 7 1927 it was created by Philo Taylor Farnsworth a 21 year old inventor He had lived without electricity until the age of fourteen In 1939 a 5in console TV was 295 or 5000 in current money it was the size of a drinks cabinet The television was one of if not the most popular products of the 1950 s At the start of the decade there were about 3 million TV owners by the end of it there were 55 million watching shows from 530 stations The average price of TV sets dropped from about 500 in 1949 to 200 in 1953 The Impact of the Television in 1950s America Back then tv s were the size of a small cardboard box now tvs are the size of the wall and as thin as paper The current biggest tv is a 1 6 Million 370 Inch Monster Tech Over the past two decades give or take a few years tvs have gone through a huge transformation The unbelievably heavy bulky tube TV sets that used to be at the center of most living rooms until the early 2000s are thankfully a thing of the past replaced by flat panel TVs that are lighter more energy efficient and allow for larger screen sizes Richter Data from 2002 2009 shows that the median size of tvs increased to 46 inches from 34 inches and tvs are still getting bigger
