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Invented the first fully functional all-electronic image pickup device (video camera tube), and the first fully functional and complete all-electronic television system.

Developed the world's first mechanically scanned television system and the first color television picture tube.

Invented the iconoscope (the first successful television camera tube) and kinescope (picture tube).

Performed the first transmission of silhouettes and later of moving images using mechanical television technology.

Invented the Nipkow disk, one of the first successful technologies for television transmission.

Created the first commercially successful cathode-ray tube (CRT), the forerunner of the television picture tube.

Promoted the development of radio and television broadcasting, overseeing RCA and the NBC television network.

Founded 'Firing Line', a public affairs television show featuring debates with influential public figures.

Hosted 'Texaco Star Theatre', which became the first ever television variety show to be a major hit.

Pioneered new methods of television production, being the first woman to run a major television studio, Desilu Productions, which produced many successful television series.

Developed the technology critical to the creation of the television remote control.

Founded CNN, the first 24-hour cable news network, which revolutionized news broadcasting.

His development of the wireless telegraph system indirectly paved the way for the invention of television.

Known as 'The Father of Video Games', he also played a role in the early development of television technology.

Invented the Audion tube, which amplified weak radio signals and made audio and video transmission more practical.

Developed high-frequency alternators to transmit radio waves and the Alexanderson transmitter, which made broadcasting television signals possible.

Developed innovative multi-plane camera techniques and was an early adopter of television as a new entertainment medium, creating the Disney anthology television series.

Her television productions, especially 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show', are noted for pioneering realistic and complex characters and storylines in the sitcom genre.

Produced several successful television sitcoms that addressed controversial issues such as racism, abortion, and gay rights.

Hosted 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' which dominated the talk show genre for over two decades, pioneering the confessional form of media communication.

Co-founded Children's Television Workshop and created 'Sesame Street', which became a revolutionary educational children’s program.

Her cooking show 'The French Chef' is credited with being one of the first cooking shows on American television and influenced the genre of cooking TV shows.

Best known for developing the television series M*A*S*H, which greatly influenced TV with its use of humor in serious subject matter.

His work on 'Your Show of Shows' and 'Caesar's Hour' was pioneering in the genre of live television sketch comedy.

Created the original 'Star Trek' series, which pioneered the use of science fiction to discuss social issues and introduced complex storytelling.

As president of NBC, he changed the face of American television in the 1950s by developing the magazine concept and lengthening the time of news broadcasts.

His production company, Spelling Television, produced numerous hit television shows that defined American pop culture such as 'Charlie’s Angels', 'Dynasty', and 'Beverly Hills, 90210'.

Created the 'Power Rangers' franchise, which became a cultural phenomenon and pioneered the American adaptation of Japanese content, specifically the 'Super Sentai' series.

Developed the first commercial color television system, which was later adopted by CBS and became the first color television to be broadcasted to the general public.