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Television came into being based on the inventions and discoveries of many men and scientists. The 'first' generation of television sets were not entirely electronic. The display (TV screen) had a small motor with a spinning disc and a neon lamp, which worked together to give a blurry reddish-orange picture about half the size of a business card! The period before 1935 is called the - Mechanical Television Era -.This type of television is not compatible with today's fully-electronic television system.
On January 23, 1926, John Logie Baird (of Scotland) gave the world's first public demonstration of a mechanical television apparatus to approximately 40 members of the Royal Institution at his laboratory on Frith Street. These were images of living human faces, not outlines or silhouettes, with complete tonal gradations of light and shade.
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Top GOP leaders said Wednesday that they oppose releasing new photos and video showing the abuse of Iraqi prisoners, saying they could compromise the prosecution of those soldiers implicated in the acts and further inflame tensions in Iraq.
The US president expresses 'disgust and disbelief' after seeing unpublished photos of alleged prisoner abuse in Iraq.
Palestinian militant group Hamas says it has blown up an Israeli armoured vehicle, killing several soldiers.
The world's first genetically modified wheat is to be shelved because of consumer resistance.
The videotaped beheading of an American hostage in Iraq has prompted outrage, with one official saying the 'psychopaths' responsible will face prompt judgment. An al Qaeda-linked Web site posted the video Tuesday. In it, the American -- Nicholas Berg -- speaks briefly before being beheaded by his masked captors.
