GK
INVENTIONS
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1940s
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1950s
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1960s
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Detailed explanation-1: -The number of television sets in use rose from 6, 000 in 1946 to some 12 million by 1951. No new invention entered American homes faster than black and white television sets; by 1955 half of all U.S. homes had one.
Detailed explanation-2: -Many critics have dubbed the 1950s as the Golden Age of Television. TV sets were expensive and so the audience was generally affluent. Television programmers knew this and they knew that serious dramas on Broadway were attracting this audience segment.
Detailed explanation-3: -Between 1948 and 1959, years now considered the “Golden Age of Television, ‘’ a mix of pioneering shows, from “Howdy Doody” to “I Love Lucy” to “Dragnet, ‘’ began shaping and redefining TV-and with it, American culture.
Detailed explanation-4: -From the early days of television until about 1958, live television was used heavily, except for filmed programs such as I Love Lucy and Gunsmoke. Although videotape was invented in 1956, it cost $300 per one hour reel (equivalent to $2, 990 in 2021) meaning it was only very gradually adopted.