Thanks Mel, fun item.
But, actually TV was broadcast in the 30's, and demonstrated at the
World Fairs and suchlike. Europe was way ahead of the US, and in 1938
there were 19,000 TV's in England, and several hundred here in the
States. Germany was selling TV's in 1934. RCA was broadcasting from the
Empire State Building antenna. We had one I watched in the neighborhood
in 1946-7. Watched Wrasslin' and Roller Derby. The set used a mirror in
the lid set at 45° which enlarged the picture. I think the screen on
the tube face was maybe 5" then. In 1949 we bought a 16" console unit.
Penicillin discovered at the turn of the century and in 1928 was
patented. Used in powered form in 1941 on the battlefield and got the
Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1945
Frozen Food was first sold under the Birds-Eye label in 1930
Xerox was patented in 1937 and the first large amounts of commercial
units were sold in 1950.
Ray
On Jan 18, 2004, at 12:48 PM, Mopar Mel wrote:
Don’t know if Im supposed to do this sending this to the club but since
it had a 300C in it, I figured I could get by with saying it mopar fin
related… take the time to read it… it will make you smile and think…
mel
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