Description

After the 'false dawn' of 1939-1941, one of television's first steps out of its postwar crib was the telecast of the Joe Louis vs. Billy Conn heavyweight title fight on June 19, 1946.

What makes the event noteworthy is not the fight itself (Louis knocked Conn out in the 8^th round to retain his title) but the camera tube that NBC used for the first time for this particular broadcast: the Image Orthicon. 

Chapters

• (00:00:00) - We Should Have Laughed at Edison
• (00:00:20) - 100 Years of Television: The Image Orthicon
• (00:07:37) - Top 100 Milestones in the First 100 Years of Television
• (00:08:58) - 100 Years of Television