1862 First Still Image Transferred

I invent my Pantelegraph and i become the first person to transmit a still image over wires.

1873

Scientists May and Smith experiment with selenium and light, this reveals the possibilty for inventors to transform images into electronic signals.

1876

At Boston civil servant i was thinking about complete television systems and in 1877 i put forward drawings for what he called a selenium camera that would allow people to see by electricity.

My coins the term "cathode rays" to describe the light emitted when an electric current was forced through a vacuum tube.

Late 1870s

Scientists and engineers like me, Figuier, and Senlecq were suggesting alternative designs for Telectroscopes.