On a cold morning on January 25, 1947 at the U.S. Patent Office, Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr. and Estle Ray Mann submitted an invention that is now recognized as one of the earliest examples of the video ...

Explore some of the key discoveries made during the cathode ray tube's history that shaped the current CRT monitor technology we use today, from its beginnings to the latest displays. What is a CRT ...

Toxic glass from old-style television sets and computer monitors could end up polluting landfills if new uses for them are not found soon, scientists warn. Open up an old TV and you'll find a ...

Click to open image viewer. Replicas of Cavendish Lab. Apparatus (5, l. to r.); obj. ID no. EM.N-08013-A Thompson's cathode ray tube #2, EM.318206 Thompson's cathode ray tube #3, EM.N-08019 Rutherford ...

TOKYO (AFP) -- Sony Corp. SNE said Monday that it will end all production of its traditional-style cathode ray tube televisions by the end of the month, four decades after their launch, as consumers ...