television is the new book

In an article from the christian science monitor, there is a comparison to books and television shows. Book clubs have been around for decades. They consist of a group of people sitting around and discussing a book which they were all assigned to read. Nowadays, however, reading has become obsolete. People have begun to form unofficial television clubs. A television club is one in which a group of people meet on a specific day. When they meet, usually the same day every week, they wach and discuss the tv show that was on that day. People meet with their friends and families, usually in their own homes, or at sportsbar or lounge area. As certain television shows grow in popularity, so do these groups. Who knows what kind of groups will replace these.

The television was invented by Philo Farnsworth. In 1921, he was just a 14 year old boy working on his fathers farm oin Idaho. It was around this time that he started getting the idea about scanning a picture using electron beams. After getting his ideas together, he applied for a patent in 1927. In 1934, Philo's designs were bought by a british communications company. Five years later, in 1939, RCA, an american company, also bought his ideas. Farsnworth eventually began his own company. Philo was payed patent royalties, but when his patents were about to reach their expiration date, he sold his company. We are now able to have television clubs thanks to a man named Philo Farnsworth.