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  2. History of display technology - Wikipedia

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    One of the earliest electronic displays is the cathode-ray tube (CRT), which was first demonstrated in 1897 and made commercial in 1922. [1] The CRT consists of an electron gun that forms images by firing electrons onto a phosphor-coated screen. The earliest CRTs were monochrome and were used primarily in oscilloscopes and black and white ...

  3. Chroma key - Wikipedia

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    Sometimes a shadow can be used to create a visual effect. Areas of the blue screen or green screen with a shadow on them can be replaced with a darker version of the desired background video image, making it look like the person is casting a shadow on them. Any spill of the chroma key colour will make the result look unnatural.

  4. Petro Vlahos - Wikipedia

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    Petro Vlahos (Greek: Πέτρος Βλάχος; August 20, 1916 – February 10, 2013) [1] [2] was an American engineer and inventor, considered to be one of the pioneering scientific and technical innovators of the motion picture and television industries.

  5. Monochrome monitor - Wikipedia

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    Monochrome monitors are commonly available in three colors: if the P1 phosphor is used, the screen is green monochrome. If the P3 phosphor is used, the screen is amber monochrome. If the P4 phosphor is used, the screen is white monochrome (known as "page white"); this is the same phosphor as used in early television sets. [2]

  6. Jumbotron - Wikipedia

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    These were the only three players in the large-screen industry. In 1985, the term "JumboTron" was coined by Sony for its large-scale video board. [ 7 ] The JumboTron was the brand name for the large-scale video boards originally manufactured by Sony and is recognized as one of the largest non-projection video displays ever manufactured.

  7. 3D television - Wikipedia

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    Red/green 3D glasses were given away free with copies of the TV Times listings magazine, but the 3D sections of the program were shown in monochrome. The experiment was repeated nationally in December 1982, with red/blue glasses allowing color 3D to be shown for the first time.

  8. Timeline of United States inventions (1890–1945) - Wikipedia

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    Tapered roller bearings are bearings that can take large axial forces as well as being able to sustain large radial forces. They were co-invented by German-American Henry Timken and Reginald Heinzelman. [56] On August 27, 1897, Timken and Heizelman filed U.S. patent #606,635 which was issued to them jointly on June 28, 1898. [57] 1897 Ice cream ...

  9. History of film technology - Wikipedia

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    The proliferation of television in the early 1950s contributed to a heavy mid-century push for color within the film industry. In 1947, only 12 percent of American films were made in color. By 1954, that number had risen to over 50 percent. [78] The color boom was aided by the breakup of Technicolor's near-monopoly on the medium.