Credit can not be given to one single person for the invention of television. Its development was fueled by many different inventors working on individual projects. Many of these inventors where not trying to produce a television at all but their achievements were applied by others to help make image transmission possible. One of the first major breakthroughs was made in 1884 by Paul Nipkow. The "electric telescope" that he created used rotating metal disks and …showed first 75 words of 1648 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1648 total…the content that they allow on their networks unless pressured by the government, and this is extremely unlikely in the current political environment. Consistent with most things in the United States all Americans have a choice. They can really blame no one else but themselves if they are forced to suffer consequences resulting from decades of wasted time spent watching television and reruns. Hopefully more people will realize this and simply turn off the TV.